Tempura Fish

FISH AND VEGETABLES
Fish: Cut into 1/2 inch strips then dry fish with paper towels.
Prep vegetables by washing and drying them before dunking them in the batter. Root vegetables: cut into 5 mm thick slices to make sure they cook properly.

TEMPURA BATTER
1. In a wok (or heavy-bottomed pot), add about 2 inches of oil from the bottom of the pot. Heat the oil to medium temperature – 350 °F degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, add the flour and 1/4 c of corn starch, salt and mix thoroughly. Set aside the 1/2 cup of corn starch to coat your ingredients right before dipping into the batter.
3. In another bowl, mix the egg with a whisk. Then add the carbonated water: mix thoroughly (with a whisk)
4. Add flour into the wet batter in the mixing bowl. Mix the batter in swift movements.
5. Make sure to not over mix the batter or your tempura. You should have some lumps in your batter. The mixing process should take no longer than one minute.[ The batter must have the texture of pancake mix]
6. In a separate bowl, add 1/2 cup of corn starch in a shallow bowl. Cover the fish & vegetables in a light layer of corn starch. Then dip fish into the batter one at a time.

▢ Frying fish: Carefully lower the battered fish into the oil.
▢ Turn the fish after about one to two minutes.
▢ Remove the cooked fish (with tongs or sieve) from the oil and place them over paper towels on a cooling rack.

Frying vegetables: Make sure you have first dipped the veggies in corn starch, then the batter.
▢ Carefully lower the battered vegetables into the oil. Turn once every minute. Root vegetables take about three minutes and other vegetables take about one to two minutes depending on their thickness.
▢ Remove the cooked vegetables (they should have a pale blonde color) from the oil and place them on a cooling rack. Optional: use paper towels to absorb more of the grease).

DIPPING SAUCE
▢ In a small sauce pot, add the stock/water over medium-low heat.
▢ Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, and catsup.
▢ Heat until it boils for one minute and then remove from heat.
▢ Serve in a small sauce dish.