topic Re: Tempura batter mix in Kitchen

Tempura batter mix

goldensrbest — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:16:00 GMT

Any recommendation's, of which brand to buy?

Re: Tempura batter mix

deepwaterdotter — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:28:04 GMT

I make my own, but have noticed that Kikkoman makes a boxed mix. It is not very hard to make homemade:

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 egg

1 cup vodka

1 cup seltzer water

Re: Tempura batter mix

goldensrbest — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:38:43 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
I make my own, but have noticed that Kikkoman makes a boxed mix. It is not very hard to make homemade:

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 egg
1 cup vodka
1 cup seltzer water

Du you have to use vodka?

Re: Tempura batter mix

KingstonsMom — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:50:13 GMT

@goldensrbest

No, vodka is not required, as a matter of fact, I've never seen vodka as an ingredient for tempura batter.

I use:

1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cornstarch
2 cups club soda

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Know you can fry up vegetables, seafood, or anything else you desire.
Heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees.
Dip vegetables into the batter, and deep fry the vegetables until they are a pale golden brown.
Drain cooked vegetables on a wire rack.

Re: Tempura batter mix

deepwaterdotter — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:50:54 GMT

I've always added the vodka, so I don't know if leaving it out makes a difference in the outcome. I remember an episode of "America's Test Kitchen" where they said that adding vodka to tempura makes the batter light and crispy.

Re: Tempura batter mix

Spacrazy — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 04:25:44 GMT

I, too, make my own and use beer.

It's easy - try it, you'll like it.

Re: Tempura batter mix

Mindy D — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:12:59 GMT

@goldensrbest @I make my own or use Golden Dipt. I think the company is owned by McCormick. It's good. ICE YOUR WATER, don't fry too many pieces at a time, control the oil temperature. You will need lots of paper towels. Tempura can be a little messy.
Sliced sweet potatoes are delicious.

Re: Tempura batter mix

kate2357 — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:53:22 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
@goldensrbest @I make my own or use Golden Dipt. I think the company is owned by McCormick. It's good. ICE YOUR WATER, don't fry too many pieces at a time, control the oil temperature. You will need lots of paper towels. Tempura can be a little messy.
Sliced sweet potatoes are delicious.

This is what I do as well .. depends on what I'm frying up. W/ seafood I use the Golden Dipt w/ beer instead of water and add a tsp of Old Bay seasoning. Lots of time they stock the Golden Dipt near the meat/seafood sections in a store. W/ veggies, I tend to make my own batter ... still use beer ... don't add the Old Bay.

Enjoy. Love tempura batter anything.