potato tempura
- Serves: 2
- Calories: 415 kcal
- Total Time: 20 m
- Prep: 10 m
- Cook: 10 m
- Japanese: Jyagaimo no tempura

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ingredients:
- 100 g potato
- salad oil for deep frying
- a little flour
- a little salt
coating:
- 1 egg
- 40 ml cold water
- 20 g flour

step 1:
Cut the potato into 0.5 cm. wide slices.

step 2:
To make the coating, mix the egg and cold water in a bowl. Add the flour and toss.

step 3:
Dust the potato slices lightly with a little flour before applying the coating (see Step 4).

step 4:
With chopsticks, dip the potato slices 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 170 °C and deep-fry some of the potato slices a few minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on a rack. Cook the remaining slices in the same manner.

If desired, sprinkle a little salt on top.
comment:
Potato tempura is a very popular dish often cooked at home. If you like French fries, you may like potato tempura.

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