Alton Brown Tempura

By DWatkins23

Ingredients

• Tempura batter:
• 1 egg, beaten
• 5 oz unbleached cake flour
• 5 oz white rice flower
• 1/2 cup vodka
• 1 1/2 cups seltzer water
• 1 1/2 quart vegetable oil for frying
• Soy ginger sauce:
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the dry items together and the wet items together. Then split in half both the wet team and the dry team.

Place a mixing bowl over another mixing bowl filled with ice.

Dry team goes into the bowl. Wet team next. Mix with a whisk. Use about ten strokes then stop mixing.
Start with hardest veggie

Coat thoroughly in the batter. Drain excess batter off.
Put one at a time in the hot oil. Do not over crowd. Manage heat at 375

Once the item is light brown, remove from the oil. Drain on paper towels.

Place sauce ingredients in a jar. Shake to combine.