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Ultimate Crispy Vegetable Tempura Platter

Name: Ultimate Crispy Vegetable Tempura Platter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: tempura flour; water; maitake mushroom; shimeji mushroom; shiitake mushroom; pumpkin; eggplant; shiso leaf; Shishito pepper; all-purpose flour; oil

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5 Steps Total

Preparation

00:01:11

Measure 200g tempura flour and 340cc water. Pour water into a bowl first, then add flour in 3 batches by pressing down gently with a whisk without stirring. Rest for 10 minutes, gently dissolve floating flour lumps, mix into a smooth thin batter, and chill in the fridge.

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Watch out

Never stir the tempura flour in circles, otherwise gluten will form and make the batter heavy. Jika tidak, gluten akan terbentuk dan membuat adonan berat.

Ingredients:tempura flour (200 g)water (340 ml)

Tools:bowlwhisk

Preparation

00:05:15

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Curl fingers inward when cutting vegetables with a sharp knife to avoid cuts.

Cut off eggplant stem, halve, slice with 2mm decorative cuts and fan out; trim shiitake stems and make cross cuts on caps; separate shimeji mushrooms; skewer shishito peppers and remove stems; scoop pumpkin seeds and slice 3mm thick.

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Shishito peppers are hollow and can burst when fried, so skewering or piercing is essential. Jika tidak, cabai akan meledak saat digoreng.

Ingredients:eggplant (1 piece)shiitake mushroom (6 piece)shimeji mushroom (0.5 piece)Shishito pepper (1 piece)pumpkin (0.125 piece)maitake mushroomshiso leaf

Tools:wooden skewerchef's knifecutting board

Active Cooking

00:08:38

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Hot oil is dangerous; monitor heating constantly to prevent overheating and fire.

Pour oil about 5cm deep into a pot, heat to 180°C. Lightly dust all prepared vegetables with a thin layer of flour.

local_fire_departmentMedium to medium-high heat, heat to 180°C

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Dust vegetables with only a thin layer of flour, otherwise the batter will separate and taste raw. Jika tidak, adonan akan terpisah dan berasa mentah.

Ingredients:oil (500 ml)all-purpose flour (30 g)maitake mushroom (1 piece)shimeji mushroom (0.5 piece)shiitake mushroom (6 piece)pumpkin (0.125 piece)eggplant (1 piece)shiso leaf (10 piece)Shishito pepper (1 piece)

Tools:deep pot

Active Cooking

00:10:27

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Slide ingredients gently into hot oil from the edge to prevent splashing and burns.

Take chilled batter from fridge. Coat maitake, eggplant, and shimeji with batter halfway, shake off excess, and fry in 180°C oil. Flip after 30 seconds. When bubbles become large and sparse indicating low moisture, remove, drain well on a rack, and never stack them.

local_fire_departmentMedium to medium-high heat, maintain 180°C

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Watch out

Do not coat ingredients completely to keep natural colors visible

never stack fried items or steam will make them soggy. Jika tidak, uap air akan membuat adonan menjadi lembek

Ingredients:maitake mushroom (1 piece)eggplant (1 piece)shimeji mushroom (0.5 piece)

Tools:wire cooling rackchopsticks

Active Cooking

00:12:33

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Turn off stove carefully after frying and use tools steadily to avoid oil splashes.

Fry shiitake (coated on back only), pumpkin, shishito peppers, and shiso leaves (coated on back only) in 180°C oil. Flip after 20 seconds to ensure no raw batter remains. Remove based on bubble reduction, taking out shishito first, then drain and plate.

local_fire_departmentMedium to medium-high heat, maintain 180°C

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Coat shiitake and shiso on one side only and always flip to ensure no raw batter is left. Jika tidak, adonan mentah akan tertinggal.

Ingredients:shiitake mushroom (6 piece)pumpkin (0.125 piece)Shishito pepper (1 piece)shiso leaf (10 piece)

Tools:serving traychopsticks