Recipe courtesy of Lou Diamond Phillips
Tempura Asparagus
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 256
- Total Fat
- 22
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 9
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 5
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 1316
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
Vegetable oil, for frying
1 large box tempura batter mix
3 large bunches asparagus, tough ends trimmed off
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup mirin
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 scallions, thinly sliced
Directions
- Pour 1-inch vegetable oil into a large, deep skillet. Place over medium-high heat and heat to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare the tempura batter according to package instructions. Dip the asparagus in the batter, place in the skillet and fry until golden and crispy, about 2 minutes. Fry in batches.
- In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, mirin, ginger, lemon juice and scallions. Serve the asparagus with the dipping sauce on the side.