Shrimp Tempura with Tentsuyu

Shrimp Tempura with Tentsuyu

andrewzimmern.com

Discover Andrew Zimmern's recipe for crispy Shrimp Tempura and traditional Tentsuyu dipping sauce—perfectly balanced flavor and texture!

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Cooking tools:

  • Deep-fry thermometer
  • Wok
  • Stockpot
  • Cleaver
  • Microplane
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Chopsticks
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Stove
  • Pot
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring vessel
  • Fork
  • Slotted spoon
  • Paper towel
  • Plate
  • Serving platter
  • Serving bowl
  • Refrigerator
  • Oven
  • Spoon

Ingredients

  • 1 pound u-15 sized shrimp
  • 6 cups canola oil
  • 1 cup sesame oil (do not use toasted sesame oil, a brown oil highly flavored and not for frying)
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 2 eggs
  • Ice water
  • 3 tablespoons mirin, sweet cooking wine
  • 2 cups dashi, fish stock
  • 5 tablespoons usukuchi shoyu, light-colored soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • Ginger, finely grated
  • Daikon radish, finely grated
  • 2 quarts water
  • 5 six inch squares of dried kelp (kombu)
  • 1 cup tightly packed katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes), also called hana katsuo

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