Spicy Shrimp and Scallop Tempura with Cucumber Salad

Name: Spicy Shrimp and Scallop Tempura with Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 2 servings Canola oil, for frying; 0 teaspoons chile flakes; 1 Tbsp chile sauce (recommended: Sriracha); 59 milliliters cornstarch; 1 cucumber, julienned; 0 teaspoons fish sauce; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 inches fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar; 118 milliliters sake; 2 larges scallops, cleaned; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 4 larges shrimp, peeled, and deveined; 1 teaspoons sugar; 237 milliliters cold water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Spicy Shrimp and Scallop Tempur Head to the store and pick up baking powder, fish sauce, chile sauce, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Japanese cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 15 minutes.

Instructions

In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour enough oil to fill the pan about a third of the way.

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Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 350 degrees F.

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Blend the flour, cornstarch, sesame seeds, salt, sugar, baking powder, water, sake, chile sauce, and fish sauce together in a large bowl. Dip the shrimp and scallops in the batter, letting the excess batter drip back into the bowl and gently drop into the hot oil. Fry the shrimp and scallops until crisp and golden, about 4 to 5 minutes.

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Corn Starch

Sesame Seeds

Fish Sauce

Scallops

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Chili Pepper

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Dip

Sugar

Water

Sake

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Whisk together the ginger, sugar, chile flakes, rice vinegar, and fish sauce. Toss the cucumber in the dressing and divide between 2 plates.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Rice Vinegar

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Cucumber

Ginger

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Remove the shrimp and scallops from the oil and drain on paper towels, season with salt.

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Place 2 shrimp and 1 scallop on each plate on top of the cucumber salad.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

baking powder 2servings

Canola oil, for frying 0teaspoons

chile flakes 1Tbsp

chile sauce (recommended: Sriracha)59milliliters

cornstarch 1

cucumber, julienned 0teaspoons

fish sauce 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 0inches

fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated 1teaspoons

kosher salt 1Tbsp

rice vinegar 118milliliters

sake 2larges

scallops, cleaned 1Tbsp

sesame seeds 4larges

shrimp, peeled, and deveined 1teaspoons

sugar 237milliliters

cold water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is Skyfall Pinot Gris. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 13 dollars.