Shrimp/Prawn tempura||step by step learn how to prepare shrimp for tempura|| how to make quick and easy cocktail sauce

The classic light weight batter is perfect with prawns and with vegetables.

Tempura is one of the most popular and well known Japanese dishes that s widely enjoyed all over the world.

It is specially enjoyed on cocktail nights.

It also goes best with rice bowls and noodle soup.

Let’s make Shrimp/prawn tempura 👇👇👇

Type- Starter, Appetizer

Preparation time- 15-20 minutes

Cooking time- 8-10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh shrimp
Salt to taste
1 cup water
4-5 ice cubes
1 cup tempura flour or you can easily make Tempura flour at home just by mixing- 1 cup all purpose flour+1/2 baking powder+1 egg yolk and your homemade tempura flour is ready
Oil to deep fry
1 cup flour for coating

Procedure:

First wash your shrimps with water
Pat dry them
Take a sharp knife but be very careful
Slit your shrimps from head to before the tail
But don’t slit that it cuts into half
Now cut horizontally keeping alternate gaps
Place it on a board and start pinching the cut portion with your fingers until it seals up making a clicking noise
Prepare rest of the shrimp
Please go through my video thoroughly and you will easily make tempura
In a bowl add 4-5 ice cubes
In that add 1 cup water
Mix and add 1 cup tempura flour or your own homemade tempura mixture to the ice water
Now take 1 shrimp and roll over dry flour
Shake the excess flour
Dip into the tempura batter
And deep fry them
Fry until golden brown and crisp
Serve them with sweet chilli sauce and cocktail sauce