Kakiage is mixed tempura. A few ingredients are mixed together in tempura batter and deep-fried. You can use various vegetables, mushrooms, and seafood for kakiage.
Ingredients:
- 1 onion, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 large carrot, cut into thin stips (1/2 cup)
- 1/4 lb. scallops
- 1 egg
- 1 cup ice water
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- *Vegetable oil for frying
Preparation:
Thinly slice onion. Cut carrot into thin strips. Tear scallops into small strips. Beat an egg in a large bowl. Add ice water in the bowl. Add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. Heat oil to 340 degrees F in a deep pan. Add onion slices, carrot strips, and scallps in the tempura batter, and mix well. Take a scoop of the mixture with a large spoon and slip into the oil. Deep-fry kakiage until brown. Serve with tempura dipping sauce.Makes 4 servings
