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Tendon
Tendon - Tempura Rice Bowl
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Course : Dinner, Lunch
Type of Prep : Deep Fry, Steam Cook
Cuisine : Asian
Occasion : Family Dinner
Spiciness Indicator : Mild
 
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Tendon - Tempura Rice Bowl Recipe

From Setsuko Yoshizuka,
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Tendon is a popular Japanese rice bowl. This recipe uses vegetable tempura, but you can use various tempura as the topping.

Japanese Tempura

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 cups steamed rice
  • 4 small green bell peppers, seeds removed, cut in half lengthwise
  • 2 Japanese eggplants, cut in half lengthwise, make some cuts on the skin
  • 1 potato, peeled, sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds, soaked in water for 15 minutes
  • For batter:
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup ice water
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • For sauce:
  • 3/4 cup tentsuyu

PREPARATION:

Cook steamed rice. Make tentsuyu sauce and set aside. Prepare tempura batter. Heat vegetable oil in a deep pot to 340-350 degrees F. Lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. Drain tempura on a rack. Serve hot steamed rice in individual rice bowls. Place tempura on top of the rice. Pour some tentsuyu sauce over tempura just before serving.

*Makes 4 servings

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