Quick & Easy Shrimp Tempura

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    2

  • Calories

    130 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Japanese

Quick & Easy Shrimp Tempura

Homemade shrimp tempura with a light crispy coating paired with a delicious dipping sauce! This quick and easy shrimp tempura is made with only 6 minutes in 20 minutes and beats takeout. The crunchy batter is so addictively good!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 10 Shrimp jumbo size
  • 2 cups vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Batter:

  • ¼ cup Potato Starch or cornstarch
  • ¼ cup cake flour or sub with all-purpose flour but see Notes below
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup water very cold water

Dipping Sauce:

  • 3 tablespoon Tsuyu Soup Concentrate
  • 3 tablespoon cold water
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Instructions

  1. First peel deveined shrimp leaving the tails on.
  2. To straighten the shrimp: Turn the shrimp over its back side and make small slits where the feet used to be with a knife and snap the shrimp until you feel a break. The more slits the flatter the shrimp will be.
  3. Then pat dry the shrimp with paper towel to remove excess moisture.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together tempura batter ingredients until smooth and runny.
  5. Then mix shrimp into the batter ensuring it's fully coated.
  6. In a large heavy bottomed pan, heat vegetable oil or any neutral oil on medium high heat until you reach 350 degrees F with a digital instant read cooking thermometer. Or insert a wooden spoon into the hot oil and look for rapid bubbles. Lower battered shrimp into the hot oil away from you. Fry in small batches, about 3-4 pieces per batch.
  7. ​Drizzle 2 teaspoon of excess batter on top of each piece of shrimp, flip it over and let this fry for 1 minute or until crispy. Then drizzle another 2 teaspoon of batter, flip over and fry for another 1 minute or until it's crispy.
  8. Remove fried shrimp with tongs or a slotted spoon and transfer to a wire rack or paper towel baking sheet to allow excess oil to drip off. Repeat for the remaining shrimp.
  9. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients together and serve with tempura.

Notes

  • Measure out ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • Then remove ½ tablespoon of it 
  • Then replace with ½ tablespoon cornstarch. Whisk well. 
  • Measure out ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • Then remove ½ tablespoon of it 
  • Then replace with ½ tablespoon cornstarch. Whisk well. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 130kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 0.3g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.1g (1%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.02g Sodium 305mg (13%) Potassium 219mg (6%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 0.3IU (0%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 18mg (2%) Iron 0.4mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 130 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 130kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 0.3g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.02g 0%
Sodium 305mg 13%
Potassium 219mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 0.3IU 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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