
Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
2 tblsp Mirin
2 tblsp Sashimi Soy
2 tblsp Fish Sauce
2 tblsp Sake
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar
1/4 Cup Water (to taste)
Method
1. Bring to the boil in a saucepan and then let simmer for 5 min
2. Taste for the right level of flavor, if too strong then add a little water.
3. Place in a dipping bowl for each guest.
Batter
Ingredients
1 cup Plain Flour
1 cup Rice Flour
1 cup Potato starch
pinch Salt
1 cup Ice Water
1 Egg
Tray Ice Cubes
Method
1. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
2. Lightly beat one egg with some water.
3. Add rest of the ice water to the egg mixture and lightly mix with a fork.
4. Add the egg water mixture to the dry ingredients and lightly mix with a fork. The mixture should be a bit lumpy.
5. Place the bowel of batter mixture on top of another bowel with the ice and a little ice water in order to keep the mixture freezing cold.
6. Mixture must remain as cold as possible at all times during the cooking process.
The main meal
Ingredients
Prawns, Whiting, Snapper pieces cut into manageable sizes.
Potato, Pumpkin, Zucchini cut into 5mm thick pieces.
Peeled Onion cut into rings.
Any other vegetable or protein you enjoy.
1/4 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup Rice Flour
1/4 Cup Potato Starch
Oil (we use peanut oil)
Method
1. In a deep fryer or pan place the oil and bring up to the recommended temperature for deep frying.
2. Mix the flours together
3. Coat all the vegetables and protein in the flours.
4. Place a manageable amount of the vegetables first in the batter and allow them to sit until they cool.
5. Take them out one by one and place in the deep fryer.
6. Remove once golden brown.
7. Wile one batch is frying place another batch in the batter.
8. Fry the onions last.
9. Once all the vegetables are done place the protein in the batter and repeat steps 4 to 6
10. If you are using prawns fry them last.
11. If the batter starts to become too runny due to ice melting Place all fried vegetables and protein in a serving bowl with absorbent towel in the bottom to absorb any excess oil. Serve with the dipping sauce on the side.