mixture of shrimps & scallop tempura

• u.s.
• metric

ingredients:

• 6 shrimps or prawns
• 4 scallops
• a little salt
• salad oil for deep frying

coating:

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 3 tablespoons flour

step 1:

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

step 2:

Cut the scallops in half.

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 scallops. Stir several times with chopsticks.

step 5:

Heat the oil to 340 °F. Put the shrimps and scallops mixture on a wooden spatula.

step 6:

With chopsticks, slide the mixture into the oil.

step 7:

Deep-fry a couple of minutes. Turn over and deep-fry the same amount of time. Remove from the pan.