Tempura Bento

Name: Tempura Bento
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Mentsuyu; ⅔ cup (160 ml) water; 12 large tail-on shrimp, deveined; 8 shiitake mushrooms; 1 satsumaimo (Japanese sweet potato), sliced into ¼-inch-thick (6 mm) rounds (at least 8 rounds); 1 satsumaimo (Japanese sweet potato), sliced into ¼-inch-thick (6 mm) rounds (at least 8 rounds); 16 green beans, ends trimmed; 1½ cups (180 g) cake flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1½ cups (350 ml) ice water; Vegetable oil, for frying

Preparation info

Yield:
4
Servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Simply Bento

By Yuko and Noriko

Published 2018

About

Tempura is a popular Japanese food in and outside of Japan, and the perfect dish for entertaining guests. Lightly battered and fried seafood and vegetables are delicious when done right and fresh.

Ingredients

Tempura

Mentsuyu
⅔ cup (160 ml) water
12

Asia
Japan
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Mix together the mentsuyu and water. Set aside.
Make diagonal cuts on the shrimp to help straighten them. Make several cuts for star decorations on the caps of the shiitake mushrooms. Carefully dry the shrimp and vegetables to remove any moisture.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the ice water to the flour