Barbara Kafka

Tempura Batter

Preparation info
  • Makes Enough For about

    90 Pieces

    , Depending on Size
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Intolerant Gourmet
The Intolerant Gourmet

By Barbara Kafka

Published 2011

  • About

Many countries have battered and fried dishes, sometimes just one food such as shrimp and sometimes a hodgepodge like the Italian fritto misto. Tempura batter is the easiest to handle and very good but, unfortunately, last-minute. You may want to save it for an all-tempura party.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice flour
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 large egg

Method

Just before ready to cook, place the ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour in 1 cup ice water (plus an additional 1½ tablespoons if cooking shrimp). Stir very lightly (chopsticks are good for this) so that the