ingredients:
- 170 g onion
- 65 g carrots
- oil for deep-frying
coating:
- 1 egg
- 60 ml cold water
- 50 g flour
dipping sauce (optional):
- 50 ml bonito soup stock
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
or salt (optional)
step 1:
Peel the onion and slice thinly.
step 2:
Peel and cut the carrots into julienne slices.
step 3:
To make coating, mix the egg and cold water in a bowl. Add the flour and toss.
step 4:
Add the sliced onion and carrots. Stir several times.
step 5:
Heat the oil to 170 °C. Put the onion and carrots 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.
step 8:
You can use either dipping sauce or salt. To make the dipping sauce, mix bonito soup stock, soy sauce and sugar together in a pan and bring to a boil. Pour into two small bowls. Dip the shrimps into the dipping sauce. Or, if you prefer salt, pour a suitable amount onto a small plate and dip the shrimps into the salt.
comment:
Kakiage tempura can use a combination of sliced vegetables, shrimps or scallops. However, this dish uses only vegetables. It has a rich taste.