mixture of shrimps & avocado tempura

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ingredients:

• 6 shrimps or prawns
• 1 ripe avocado
• a little salt
• salad oil for deep frying

coating:

• 1 egg
• 30 ml cold water
• 25 g flour

step 1:

Hull the shell and tail of the shrimps and devein them. Cut in half.

step 2:

Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and remove the pit. Peel the two halves. Once more, cut each half in half lengthwise. Cut each piece into 1 cm. wide slices.

step 3:

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

step 4:

Add the shrimps and avocado. Stir several times.

step 5:

Heat the oil to 170°C. Put the shrimps and avocado mixture on a wooden spatula.

step 6:

With chopsticks, slide the mixture into the oil.

step 7:

Deep-fry 1 minute. Turn over and deep-fry the same amount of time.