Tempura Recipe

Ingredients

• Asparagus, red bell pepper, broccoli, green beans, red onion, and/or sweet potato prepped according to instructions in Tip box, below
• 12 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined with tail intact
• 7 cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dredging
• ⅓ cup cornstarch
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. table salt
• ¼ tsp. cayenne
• 1 ¼ cups ice cold club soda
• 1 recipe Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce and/or Asian Aioli