Name: Tempura Batter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup cornstarch; 1/4 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup water; 1 egg, slightly beaten

I found this recipe on a cornstarch box in 1982 and what a great recipe.  It is not only easy, but saves money not having to buy it ready made.  I use it for cut up vegetables, fish and onion rings.

Tempura  Batter

cornstarch

flour

baking powder

salt

pepper

water

egg, slightly beaten

In bowl mix first 5 ingredients; add water and egg and then stir till smooth,.

This batter is enough for 4 cups vegetables or 1 pound of fish or meat cut up.

Ever since having some amazing fried mushrooms at a local restaurant, I've been looking for a good tempura batter recipe. In desperation I even tried mixes, but nothing gave me exactly what I was looking for until I found this recipe. As things tend to go, however, I was running short on the main ingredient in this batter -- cornstarch -- when I was ready to try it at about 9:30 on a Friday night. So I grabbed my box of Arrowroot powder and made up the difference with that (ended up being about half cornstarch and half Arrowroot) to make the 3/4 cup called for in the recipe. As others have said, I increased the water slightly until I had a batter of the correct consistency. However, I think that starting with just 1/4 cup water is the best way to go; by making a stiffer batter first and then adding more water you are more likely to have a much smoother end result with the batter (similar to how you start with a tiny bit of water when using cornstarch as a gravy thickener, adding more water as needed until you have a slurry of the right consistency). I then used it to batter halved baby Portobellos which I fried in half oil, half margarine. And yum, yes! While I'd just as soon have a chef do the work for me (��), this recipe came very close to the amazing tempura battered mushrooms we had so enjoyed. I can't wait for wild morels to be in season again so I can try this on those! Thanks for another good one, Pressurecooker! ��

Tempura Batter

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Servings: 3

Author : pressurecooker

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