avocado tempura

ingredients:

• 2 ripe avocado
• salad oil for deep frying
• a little flour
• a little salt (optional)

coating:

• 1 egg
• 40 ml cold water
• 20 g flour

step 1:

Cut the avocado in half lengthwise then peel. Cut each half into 1 cm. wide slices.

step 2:

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

step 3:

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

step 4:

With chopsticks, dip the avocado slices 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 avocado slices a few minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on a rack. Cook the remaining avocado slices in the same manner.