Tempura Avocado with Shrimp

Name: Tempura Avocado with Shrimp
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Ingredients: 4 larges avocados, large, seeded, skinned; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 2 Tbsps black sesame seeds; 177 milliliters thinly sliced bok choy; 946 milliliters rice bran oil, or canola oil; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 3 Tbsps minced ginger; 118 milliliters diced green onions; 4 Tbsps mirin, or white wine; 237 milliliters thinly sliced napa cabbage; 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 1 red onion, diced; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons sesame oil; 340 grams shrimp, shelled, deveined, cut 1/2-inch pieces; 3 Tbsps soy sauce; 118 milliliters sweet chili sauce (mai ploy); 473 milliliters tempura batter

Tempuran Avocado with Shrimp requires about 25 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 375 calories, 12g of protein, and 28g of fat each. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of Japanese food.

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In a medium saute pan heat 3 tablespoons oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the red onion, ginger, and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Then add the shrimp, cook for 2 minutes, and then add the bok choy, cabbage, bell peppers. Cook for another 5 minutes to wilt. Deglaze with mirin. Toss in sesame oil, soy sauce, black pepper, salt and green onions.

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Bell Pepper

Black Pepper

Green Onions

Sesame Oil

Red Onion

Soy Sauce

Bok Choy

Cabbage

Garlic

Ginger

Shrimp

Mirin

Salt

Let mixture cool in a bowl.

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Preheat Dutch oven with oil to 350 degrees F.

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Mix tempura batter with ice cold water. (pancake batter consistency)

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Ice

Hollow out 2 tablespoons of avocado from center, add 1/8th of cooled shrimp mixture to cavity of avocado, mixture should sit in avocado securely with only 1/2 to 1/4 of mixture standing out of avocado. Firmly press the mixture into the avocado. Holding the avocado with shrimp mixture, dip entire unit into batter and gently lower into the oil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. When cooked, remove and let drain on paper towels, serve hot.

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Avocado