Shrimp and Mung Bean Noodle Tempura

Name: Shrimp and Mung Bean Noodle Tempura
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Sweet Chili Jam; 1½ cups peanut oil; 8 raw tiger shrimp, shelled and deveined; 7 oz dried mung bean noodles, chopped into 1 in lengths; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 8 raw tiger shrimp, shelled and deveined; 7 egg yolk; ¾ cup ice cold water

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

China Modern

By Ching-He Huang

Published 2006

About

Shrimp tempura is a popular Japanese recipe usually made with Panko breadcrumbs, but I think Chinese mung bean noodles make for a delicious change because when fried they expand and become crispy. These tasty morsels make sophisticated starters dipped in sweet chili jam.

Ingredients

7 egg yolk
¾ cup ice cold water
¾ cup all-purpose flour

Asia
China
Japan
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian

Method

Put the egg yolk in a bowl. Add the ice cold water and all-purpose flour and mix together to make a batter.
Dip the shrimp first in the batter and then into the chopped dry noodles so that they are well coated.
Heat a wok over high heat and add the peanut oil. Deep-fry the tempura until the shrimp turn pink and the coating is golden brown. Drain any e