Asian Mushrooms Tempura

Name: How to cook Asian Mushrooms Tempura - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Hiroko Liston

Asian Mushrooms Tempura

More and more Australian grown Asian mushrooms are becoming available these days. They are very expensive at supermarkets but Asian grocers often sell imported mushrooms that are quite cheap. This time, I cooked Shiitake, Shimeji, Maitake and Enoki. Oyster and King Oyster mushrooms are also good for this dish.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

200-300 g

Asian Mushrooms *cleaned OR washed & dried

Spring Onion *finely chopped

Egg + Cold Water 1 cup

1 cup

Flour

1 cup

Dashi Stock *OR 1 cup Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder

2 tablespoons

Soy Sauce

1-2 tablespoons

Mirin

1 teaspoon

Grated Ginger

1 tablespoon

Cornflour (Cornstarch) OR Potato Starch Flour ＊mixed with 2 tablespoons Cold Water

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Place Dashi Stock, Soy Sauce and Mirin in a saucepan. *Note: If you have shop-bought Mentsuyu or Tentsuyu, you can use it.

* Step 2

Add grated Ginger and bring to the boil. Mix Cornflour or Potato Starch Flour with Water, add to the sauce, a little amount at a time, constantly stirring, until the sauce is thickened as required. You do not need to use all the starch mixture.

* Step 3

Make Tempura Batter by mixing equal volume of ‘Egg + Cold Water’ and ‘Flour’ very lightly.

* Step 4

Prepare mushrooms. If you wash them with water, dry well. Large pieces need to be cut into smaller pieces. Trim Enoki and Shimeji, and tear into smaller pieces. Sprinkle some Plain Flour over and coat mushrooms lightly.

* Step 5

Heat Oil to 170°C to 180°C. The right temperature can be tested by dropping a little bit of batter into the oil. If the batter sinks a little into the oil, then comes back the surface, the temperature is right for frying.

* Step 6

Dip the mushroom pieces into Tempura Batter and slide them into the oil and cook for a few minutes. Do not fry too many at once. Turn them over a few times. When they are light golden and crispy, take them out and lay them on a rack to drain the oil.

* Step 7

Spread some Salad Leaves on a serving plate and arrange the Mushroom Tempura. Drizzle the sauce and sprinkle chopped Spring Onion and Toasted Sesame Seeds over.

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