Tempura Vegetables (also Fish, Shrimp Or Calamari Rings)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup light beer
• 3/4 cup rice flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 small sweet potato
• vegetable oil or peanut oil, for frying
• 8 asparagus spears, trimmed
• 16 sugar snap peas, trimmed
• 1 small red pepper, cut into 1/4 inch rings
• 8 large shrimp, peeled and deveined (optional)
• 8 squid rings (optional)
• 1 pinch sea salt (optional)
• 1 fish fillet, cut into bite sized pieces (optional)
• soy sauce (for dipping)
• 1 radish, peeled grated (daikon)
• 2 lemons, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 in a medium sized bowl, whisk the beer into the flour until just combined (will be a bit lumpy).
• 2 stir in salt and cayenne.
• 3 peel sweet potato and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slices.
• 4 using a large heavy saucepan, deep fryer or wok, heat 2 inches of oil over medium-high heat to 350°f.
• 5 in batches of 3 or 4 pieces, dredge veggies in batter to coat completely, letting excess drip off.
• 6 fry, turning, until golden coloured (2 to 3 minutes).
• 7 with a slotted spoon, remove cooked vegetables from pan and transfer to paper towel lined, rimmed baking sheet to drain off excess oil.
• 8 season with a pinch of sea salt if desired.
• 9 keep warm in oven set to 200f while frying remaining veggies.
• 10 each diner should have a little bowl of soy sauce, a tiny dish of grated radish (daikon) and a few lemon wedges to season his/her food.
• 11 serve with hot rice.