🍤 Vegetable Tempura

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Crispy Japanese-style tempura vegetables with dashi dipping sauce.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 4 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 380 calories per serving💪 8 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups (150 g) tempura flour
  • 7 oz (200 g) sweet potato
  • 3.5 oz (100 g) green beans
  • 1 whole red bell pepper
  • scant 1/2 cup (100 ml) dashi broth
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • 1/4 cup (52 ml) sunflower oil

How to make it, step by step

  1. Make the tempura batter by mixing the flour with very cold water (almost ice-cold); don't overmix.
  2. Slice the sweet potato into rounds and cut the green beans and bell pepper into strips.
  3. Heat plenty of oil to 350°F (180°C) in a wok or deep pot.
  4. Dip the vegetables in the tempura batter and fry in small batches for 2-3 minutes until golden.
  5. Drain on paper towels and serve with the dashi sauce thinned with soy sauce and mirin.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

380
calories
8 g
protein
52 g
carbs
16 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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