Shrimp Tempura with Soy Sake Dipping Sauce

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Shrimp Ahoy!

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (11)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(11)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 appetizer servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

Dipping sauce:

1 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sake
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce (recommended: Srirachi Hot Chili Sauce)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Tempura:

1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup rice flour, plus 1 cup for dusting
1 cup cold seltzer water
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon sesame oil, optional
Vegetable oil, for frying
Kosher salt

Directions

Make the dipping sauce: Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Set aside to allow the flavors to develop.

Butterfly the shrimp by cutting down the back, being careful not to cut all the way through. Open the shrimp like a book and rinse well with cold water.

Make the Tempura batter: Put 1 cup of rice flour in a bowl and pour in the seltzer. Stir with a whisk to get out all the lumps. Add the egg yolk and blend it in well. The batter should be the consistency of heavy cream. Flavor with sesame oil, if using.

Heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil to 375 degrees F in a wok or deep fryer. Dry the shrimp well. Dust the shrimp in flour to soak up any remaining moisture, shake off excess. Dip the shrimp into the batter one by one. Drop 4 or 5 pieces at a time in the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan. Fry until golden brown, turning once, about 3 minutes. To keep the oil clean between batches, skim off the small bits of batter that float in the oil. Remove the fried shrimp from the oil and drain on paper towels; season them with salt. Serve with the dipping sauce.

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recipe Shrimp Tempura with Soy Sake Dipping Sauce
D Somewhere, CA 08-09-2009
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Wonderful Tempura
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is extremely easy to make. Dusting the shrimp to make sure they are dry before battering is essential. The dipping... sauce starts a bit sweet with the sake and ginger, and salty with the soy, and finishes spicy with the Srirachi. I would make this again and again.Read more
recipe Shrimp Tempura with Soy Sake Dipping Sauce
Marilyn Fairport, NY 02-21-2008
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Awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so easy and good. I would use more seseme oil next time and not butterfly the shrimp. But, that is only a... suggestion, the recipe is fine. I used hoisin bbq sauce and sweet and sour when serving. They were both good. Can't wait to try on mushrooms and cauliflower!!Read more
recipe Shrimp Tempura with Soy Sake Dipping Sauce
Eva New Braunfels, TX 08-28-2007
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Disappointed
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I made this and found that the batter didn't hold up and was gritty. The rice flour was bought in bulk from a well known... grocery chain and maybe that was the problem. I'll have to look for another tempura batter. Probably better using cornstarch instead.Read more
recipe Shrimp Tempura with Soy Sake Dipping Sauce
Anonymous 01-03-2007
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awesome
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

best ever and easy to prepare
recipe Shrimp Tempura with Soy Sake Dipping Sauce
Jacqueline Fairfield, CA 08-31-2006
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WOW!! It was amazing that I cooked this!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was delicious! I made thai fried rice and I also made sweet and sour soup to go with this recipe and my b.f. said... it was delicious!Read more
recipe Shrimp Tempura with Soy Sake Dipping Sauce
Lisa Navarre, FL 07-15-2006
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yummy romantic
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

scrumpsous