Vegetable Tempura

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Ingredients

  • Vegetables
  • 8 * 8 cauliflower floretscauliflower florets
  • 8 * 8 strips yellow bell pepperstrips yellow bell pepper
  • 24 * 24 snow pea pods, trimmedsnow pea pods, trimmed
  • 8 * 8 sweet potato sticks, about 1/4 inch thick and 3 inches longsweet potato sticks, about 1/4 inch thick and 3 inches long
  • 32 * 32 8-inch wood or bamboo skewers32 8-inch wood or bamboo skewers
  • Batter
  • 1/4 * 1/4 cup cornstarchcornstarch
  • 1 * 1 cup all-purpose flourall-purpose flour
  • 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powderbaking powder
  • 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 teaspoons salt1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 * 1 cup ice waterice water
  • 4 * 4 egg whitesegg whites

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Vegetables

1. Spear the vegetables on the ends of the skewers, the snow peas 3 per skewer and the other vegetables 1 piece per skewer. Set aside.


Batter

1. In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
2. In another bowl, combine the water and egg whites. Add the dry ingredients and whisk for 1 minute or until batter is smooth.
3. Heat the oil, setting the deep fryer to high. Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet.
4. Dip the vegetable skewers in the batter. Fry 5 or 6 skewers at a time, letting the ends stick out. Fry until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Cool slightly on the rack before serving.
5. Serve with the sauce.