Fennel Tempura

Fennel is a lovely spring vegetable and makes good tempura.

Recipe By: Mizue (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/32)
Serves 4 Prep: 12 min Cook: 10 min

Ingredients

Fennel bulb 1
Plain flour 40g
Cold sparkling water 80ml
Vegetable oil for frying as required
Miso 2 tbsp
Sake 1 tbsp
Mirin 1 tbsp
Brown sugar 1 tbsp

Method

1
This is the fennel.
2
Chop into half. Leave the base intact, then cut 1cm slices.
3
Put the miso, sake, mirin and sugar in a pan on low heat and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
4
Put the flour in a bowl and add the cold water. Mix lightly with a spoon and keep in a cold place.
5
Run the fennel slices through the batter at Step 4 and deep fry until light and golden. Pour the sauce from Step 3 over it and serve.

Tips & Note

To prevent the fennel from collapsing into leaves, keep the base intact when you cut into slices.

Fennel Tempura

Fennel is a lovely spring vegetable and makes good tempura.

Recipe By: Mizue (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/32)

Serves 4

Prep: 12 min

Cook: 10 min

Ingredients

Fennel bulb 1
Plain flour 40g
Cold sparkling water 80ml
Vegetable oil for frying as required
Miso 2 tbsp
Sake 1 tbsp
Mirin 1 tbsp
Brown sugar 1 tbsp

Fennel Tempura

Recipe ID :321 Posted on 17 APR 2015

Serves 4

Prep 12min
Cook 10min
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Fennel is a lovely spring vegetable and makes good tempura.

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Method

Prep
12min
Cook
10min
1
This is the fennel.
2
Chop into half. Leave the base intact, then cut 1cm slices.
3
Put the miso, sake, mirin and sugar in a pan on low heat and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
4
Put the flour in a bowl and add the cold water. Mix lightly with a spoon and keep in a cold place.
5
Run the fennel slices through the batter at Step 4 and deep fry until light and golden. Pour the sauce from Step 3 over it and serve.

Tips & Note

To prevent the fennel from collapsing into leaves, keep the base intact when you cut into slices.

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