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Any recommendation's, of which brand to buy?

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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

 

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@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?

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@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.

 

 

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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.

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I, too, make my own and use beer.

 

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

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@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.

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@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.

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