Ingredients

• 1 cup Flour / Flour Mixture (see Notes below)
• 1 Extra-Large Egg White
• ¾ cup Soda / Seltzer Water
• ½ tsp. Sea Salt
• 2-3 cups Oil for frying (of your choice), see notes below
• Foods to your desire, but examples are carrots, broccoli, zucchini, shrimp, sardines

Instructions

1. Preheat your oil to 350 F. Be sure your pot has sufficient room to accept your batter-dipped foods and cook them without the boiling oil spilling over the edge. That would NOT be good.
2. Have a second bowl with another cup of your flour mixture to pre-flour your products before dipping in your tempura batter.
3. Pre-cut fish into 1” x 2” pieces and not too thick (about ½” to ¾” at best). Vegetables (all raw) such as green beans should be whole; broccoli and cauliflower should be 1” florets; and sweet potato and eggplant should be cut in small wedges or sticks. Shrimp should be peeled and deveined, with the tail on.
4. Now, in a small bowl, beat the cold egg white until frothy and add the remaining ingredients.
5. Mix with a fork or chopsticks until generally mixed with small lumps. DO NOT OVERMIX. Depending on your preference, a thicker batter (like the consistency of a pancake batter) will coat easier but be chewier when fried. A thinner batter (almost like heavy cream or egg nog) will give you a lighter, crispier final product.
6. Flour each product and then place it in the tempura batter. Briefly shake off excess and place them (carefully) in the hot oil. Avoid crowding the products or placing them one on top of another.
7. Fry about (3 to 5 minutes) or until crispy and light golden in color. Then remove with a skimmer and drain excess oil off of the products by placing them on absorbent paper towels.
8. Serve immediately with a dipping sauce of choice.