Ingredients
Simple
Tempura Batter:
1 Nisshin Tempura Flour
Enough to fry - Cooking oil
Vegetable Ingredients:
3.5 oz. (0.2 lb) - Carrot, cut into strip
3.5 oz. (0.2 lb)- Onions, thinly sliced
3.5 oz. (0.2 lb) - Sweet potato, cut into strip
3.5 oz. (0.2 lb) - Pumpkin, cut into strips
Sauce:
1 cup - Water
1 tbsp - Soy sauce
2 tsp - Sugar
1 tsp - Vinegar
½ tsp - Corn starch, mix with some water
Step 1
To prepare the tempura batter, combine wheat flour, rice flour, and salt. Mix until well combined.
Step 2
Mix cold water with egg, mix until well combined.
Step 3
Combine flour mixture and egg mixture, stir until half mix.
Step 4
Combine all vegetable ingredients, sprinkle some flour on the vegetables to help batter stick, and coat with tempura batter. Make sure all vegetables are coated with the mixture.
Step 5
Heat the cooking oil, fry until golden over medium heat.
Step 6
Mix all sauce ingredients except cornstarch in a pot. Boil until all ingredients have dissolved.
Step 7
Add in cornstarch and stir until sauce thickens.
Imagine a delicate nest of crispy, golden-brown strands, bursting with the vibrant colors of the garden. That's kakiage, a Japanese tempura fritter. Thinly sliced vegetables like sweet carrots, earthy burdock root, and tender onions, all bound together in a light, airy batter. Deep-fried to a perfect crisp, each bite offers a delightful contrast of textures – the satisfying crunch of the exterior giving way to the tender, flavorful ingredients within. The aroma is intoxicating, a mix of sweet vegetables. Dipped in a light tentsuyu sauce, the kakiage becomes a symphony of savory and sweet, a delightful explosion of flavor in every bite.
Imagine a delicate nest of crispy, golden-brown strands, bursting with the vibrant colors of the garden. That's kakiage, a Japanese tempura fritter. Thinly sliced vegetables like sweet carrots, earthy burdock root, and tender onions, all bound together in a light, airy batter. Deep-fried to a perfect crisp, each bite offers a delightful contrast of textures – the satisfying crunch of the exterior giving way to the tender, flavorful ingredients within. The aroma is intoxicating, a mix of sweet vegetables. Dipped in a light tentsuyu sauce, the kakiage becomes a symphony of savory and sweet, a delightful explosion of flavor in every bite.