Name: EASY FISH TEMPURA (SWAI) WITH RICE FLOUR
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 lb swai fillet ((about 3 fillets)); salt; salt & pepper; oil for deep-fry; ½ cup Rice flour; ⅓ cup cold water (sparkling water is preferred); 1 whole egg, beaten; ½ TSP salt

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EASY FISH TEMPURA (SWAI) WITH RICE FLOUR

Rico McConnell

Easy seafood tempura made with rice flour. With fried pickles when you have an extra batch of tempura batter left.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Japanese

Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

1 lb swai fillet (about 3 fillets)
salt
salt & pepper
oil for deep-fry

TEMPURA BATTER

½ cup Rice flour
⅓ cup cold water sparkling water is preferred
1 whole egg, beaten
½ TSP salt

Instructions

(PREPARE SWAI FILLETS)
Towel dry the fillets and sprinkle a pinch of salt on both sides.
Let them sit in a fridge for 10 minutes.
Towel dry excess moisture thoughtfully which causes the fishy flavor.
Chop the fish into bite-size.
Season the fillets with salt and pepper, or make arranges with your favorite seasoning.
(MAKE TEMPURA BATTER)
In a large mixing bowl, add ½ cup of rice flour, ⅓ cup of cold water, and ½ tsp of salt. Mix well.
Add 1 whole egg beaten and mix well.
Adjust the batter consistency while adding extra rice flour or cold water.
*Since using gluten-free rice flour, you can mix the ingredients well unlike using wheat flour.
Heat the oil to 370 F over medium to medium-high heat in a deep fryer or a deep, heavy pot.
Dip the fish into the batter, shake the extra batter off, and drop it into the oil.
Do this in small batches so the oil temperature does not drop rapidly.
Dee-fry the fish for 2 to 4 minutes, depending on the size.
**When you pick up the fish and feel the sizzling sensation, you can remove it from the oil.
Cool the deep-fried fish in an upright position on a cookie cooler if possible and drain the excess oil.
Serve with a dipping sauce.
(Dipping sauce idea 1)
HONDASHI TEMPURA Dipping sauce
(Dipping sauce idea 2)
Japanese egg tartar sauce
(Dipping sauce idea 3)
Homemade Natto sauce
(Dipping sauce idea 4)
Authentic Japanese TERIYAKI sauce
(Dipping sauce idea 5)
Japanese TONKATSU(WOSTER) sauce

Notes

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Keyword Deep-fry, Easy, fish, Izakaya, Kid-friendly, seafood