Spicy Shrimp Tempura

Name: Spicy Shrimp Tempura
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 avocado, sliced; 1 pinch Pinch black pepper; 383 grams coconut milk; 4 servings Canola oil, for frying; 355 milliliters carbonated water; 1 teaspoon chili paste; 59 milliliters cider vinegar; 1 cucumber, seeded and sliced; 6 sprigs fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish; 3 green onions, chopped, plus more for garnish; 0 a fresh jalapeno, sliced; 1 jalapeno, sliced with seeds; 1 Tbsp liquid pectin; 1 fresh mango, chopped; 1 pinche red pepper flakes; 355 milliliters rice flour; 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp sesame oil; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp sugar; 8 larges shrimp or tiger prawns; 237 milliliters white medium-grain rice, such as Calrose

Spicy Shrimp Tempuran is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian hor d'oeuvre. One portion of this dish contains approximately 26g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 1062 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe is typical of Japanese cuisine. If you have rice, pepper, liquid pectin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

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For the sticky rice: Wash the rice until the water is clear and all the starch is washed off.

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Sticky Rice

Starch

Water

Rice

Put the rice in a shallow cooking pan and add the coconut milk and 3/4 cup water. (Trick - place your hand flat in the pan and pour in the water. When the liquid reaches your middle finger knuckle, you have the right amount.)

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Coconut Milk

Water

Rice

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Frying Pan

Bring the rice and coconut milk to a boil. Then turn down the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Coconut Milk

Rice

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Frying Pan

Put the bell peppers, jalapeno, sugar, cider vinegar and red pepper flakes into a saucepan and cook over medium heat until the liquid is reduced by two-thirds.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Apple Cider Vinegar

Bell Pepper

Jalapeno Pepper

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Add the liquid pectin to give it a jelly-like consistency. Then set aside.

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Liquid Pectin

Jelly

Combine the avocado, cucumber, mango, jalapeno, cilantro, green onions, sugar, oil, vinegar, chili paste and black pepper in a bowl and mix together.

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Black Pepper

Green Onions

Chili Paste

Cilantro

Cucumber

Jalapeno Pepper

Avocado

Vinegar

Mango

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

For the shrimp: Peel and clean the shrimp. I like to use tiger prawns - big daddy shrimp!! Frozen shrimp is fine - just let them thaw out and rinse them in water.

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Shrimp

Water

Whisk together the rice flour and carbonated water until it reaches a batter consistency (alternatively, you can get premade tempura batter at Asian markets). It's key to not whisk too much, you want a nice fine batter without much air in it.

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Sparkling Water

Rice Flour

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Whisk

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Next, take a heavy-bottomed pot and fill it with canola oil. Don't fill the pot too much! If using a 1-gallon saucepot, use 1/4 gallon oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Oven

Heat the oil over medium-high heat until it's about 350 degrees F. You can test if the oil is ready by dropping some of the tempura batter into the oil. If it floats to the top, it's ready to go!

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Cooking Oil

Dredge the shrimp in the batter and drop into the oil. The shrimp will cook all the way in 2 to 3 minutes. It's key to not add too many shrimp at once, just add 3 or 4 at a time.

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Shrimp

Cooking Oil

When the shrimp floats to the top, they should be done. You can test them by taking one out and cutting into it to make sure it's opaque, and then taking a bite.

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Shrimp

Place the shrimp in the oven until you are ready to plate.

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Shrimp

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Oven

Put the fried shrimp in a bowl with some pepper jelly and toss to coat them. Next, take a little bit of the jelly and place on the bottom of each plate. Put some sticky rice down on the plate on top of the jelly.

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Fried Shrimp

Pepper Jelly

Sticky Rice

Jelly

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Bowl

Place 2 shrimp on top of the rice.

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Shrimp

Rice

Add some mango and avocado salad.

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Avocado

Mango

Garnish with a little extra cilantro or sliced green onions.

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Green Onions

Cilantro

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Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp works really well with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. 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 Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.