Shrimp Tempura Recipe by Manny

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Ingredients

1/2 kilo large shrimps
1 Tbsp. calamansi juice
1 tsp. salt
cooking oil for deep frying
For the batter:
1 egg
1/2 cup water
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. MSG
How to cook Shrimp Tempura:
Remove the head and shell of shrimps but leave tail intact. Devein.
Make crosswise slit on inner side of shrimp, so it would not curl when cooked.
Season with salt and calamansi juice. Set aside.
Beat the egg. Add water and beat again. Add all the flour, baking powder, salt and MSG.
In a deep pan, heat about 2 inches deep cooking oil. Dip shrimps in batter and drop one by one in hot oil.
Fry until golden brown. Serve hot with tempura sauce (see recipe below).
Tempura sauce recipe:
Ingredients:
1 cup fish or shrimp broth
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice wine
2 tsp. sugar
4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup grated radish or labanos

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