Eggplant Fritters - the sequel

[michcapish]

Thanks to little_sumo and wock for the recipes. I've finally done it. Vegetable tempura. The batter recipe is 1.5 cup flour, 1 cup sparkling mineral water and 1 egg. :P

Comments

[wonderfruit]

mmm hersheys.. ALMONDS! mm!

[michcapish]

lol. i am jealous of your ny plans. so much so i didnt want to check the links! i'm spending mine with family. :p

and...uh...the only thing remaining of dem chocolates is that picture! :D

[liquidwith]

omg... sorry i just got this off michcapish's post. you're going to ny? for new years? are you going to times square?

[michcapish]

i meant 'new year' for ny. :P

[michcapish]

LOL! it's the poor resolution of my camera phone. it don't give dem fritters justice. :P

[little_sumo]

Yes, she CAN be taught!

:D

[michcapish]

funny story? my grandma liked them so much she bought half a dozen eggplants today so i can cook for her entire congregation. i said, they aren't nice if they're soggy.

this is why i am quite content with being bad at cooking. at least people don't ask me to cook for them! :P

[little_sumo]

Funnier story: I spent most of yesterday making spring rolls for my friends Julie and kevin, as they're having Julie's dad and stepmother over for dinner on Christmas Eve, and stepmommy is a devout Catholic who doesn't eat meat on Christmas Eve, but she had my spring rolls at one time and asked Julie if she had any of them left.

O_o

[liquidwith]

yay! your fritters look so damned good! mmmm... did you use panko or regular flour?

Don't you have Hersheys with Almonds there?

[michcapish]

we do. but exported hershey's so they're a bit more expensive. but it's more the thought that she remembered my favourite. :D

[nikkisreview]

I've always wanted to make vegetable tempura but was afraid to try. Seems so delicate that my rough hands might ruin the batter and it would end up thick and gross instead of light and fluffy. Any special techniques for frying this up, and have you tried it with shrimp as well?

[michcapish]

it was trial and error for me. you'd have to vary the recipe depending on the lightness and fluffiness you want.

but no, there's no special technique to frying it. uh...the oil has to be very hot though but not too hot as to burn the batter so that's where the trial and error is.

but yes, you can use it on shrimp too! little sumo suggested below:

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup ice cold water
1 egg
pinch of baking soda

Mix ingredients until egg is broken but mixture is still fairly lumpy, dip your veggies(also, shrimp is nice) into the batter, then place into the oil.

For tempura, you're going to want the oil at least at 350 degrees Celcius. Try to use a deep fryer; it's a lot less messy that way.

The dipped veggies only need to be in the oil for a minute or so, then they have to be eaten right away or they'll get soggy.

BUT:

i used 1 cup sparkling mineral water instead of the water and the pinch of baking soda.

give it a go! :P

[nikkisreview]

Wow, you're good! Thank you so much for all that. I will let you know how it turns out. Hope you don't mind that I added you as a friend. Would like to stay updated on your journal :)

[michcapish]

no worries! btw, i use chopsticks to dip the veggie into the batter, so u don't have to use your hands. :)