mushroom tempura

ingredients:

• 5 ounces shiitake mushrooms
• 6 button mushrooms
• salad oil for deep frying
• a little flour
• salt (optional)

coating:

• 1 egg
• 4 teaspoons cold water
• 2/3 ounce flour

step 1:

Wipe the shiitake mushrooms with a wet paper towel. Cut off the stems.

step 2:

To make the coating, mix the egg and cold water in a bowl. Add the flour and toss with chopsticks.

step 3:

Dust the mushrooms lightly with a little flour before applying the coating (see Step 4).

step 4:

With chopsticks, dip the mushrooms into the coating and twirl them around to coat them.

step 5:

Fill a wok over half full with salad oil. Heat the oil to 340 °F and deep-fry all button mushrooms a few minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on a rack.

step 6:

Deep-fry half of the shiitake mushrooms a few minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on a rack. Cook the remaining shiitake mushrooms in the same manner.