sardine tempura

• u.s.
• metric

ingredients:

• 14 ounces raw sardines
• salad oil for deep frying
• a little flour

coating:

• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup cold water
• 1 1/3 ounces flour

dipping sauce:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 ounce ginger

step 1:

Remove the guts and scales from sardines.

step 2:

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

step 3:

Dust the sardines lightly with a little flour before applying the coating.

step 4:

With chopsticks, dip the sardines into the coating and twirl them around to coat them. Fill a wok over half full with salad oil.

step 5:

Heat the oil to 170 °C and deep-fry 3 to 5 sardines about 3 minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on a rack. Cook the remaining sardines in the same manner.

step 6:

To make the dipping sauce, grate the ginger and add to the soy sauce in a small saucer.