Tempura

makes 8 starters or 3 large portions

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cold water

1/4 cup cornstarch

2 x 1/4 cup flour

1/2 t baking powder

1/4 cup oil

6 handful of fillings: mushrooms, broccoli, pickled ginger. It also works with a cheese that melts if you flip it frequently and pour runny batter over it when it is in the frying pan!

Preparation:

• Cut the fillings into mouth sized pieces
• Heat the oil to a medium-high temperature
• For the batter, mix the 1/2 cup cold water with the 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/2 t baking powder until there are no more clumps. It is can be good if the batter is quite runny because it will fry quickly in the oil.
• Pour the remaining 1/4 cup flour on a plate
• Place each filling into the dry flour, shake off excess, and then place into the batter. Make sure all sides are coated.
• Place the batter-coated piece into the pan with hot oil. You can scoop extra batter up with a spoon and put it into the hot oil to increase batter coverage for each piece. 
• Fry on each side for ~2 mins or until golden brown. 

Note: not our favorites = tofu, bell peppers, avocado