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Be Careful!
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By Sri Owen
Published 2002
The temperatures involved are considerably hotter than boiling water and this is obviously potentially hazardous if you are careless.
Also, remember if you are not using an automatic deep-fryer never to leave heating oil unattended as it will spontaneously ignite if allowed to get too hot – in other words, beyond its smoking point.
Cooking tempura prawns: ❶ spearing them on satay sticks for ease, dipping the prawns in the tempura batter to coat them, taking care to let any excess drip back into the bowl; ❸ immersing the coated prawns in the hot oil; ❹ don’t deep-fry too much at a time, or the oil temperature will be too reduced to cook properly; ❺ remove the cooked prawns as soon as they are a good golden colour, and put to drain as ❷