Shrimp Tempura Roll Ingredients
Tempura is a dish which consists of deep-fried seafood or vegetables, that are coated with special batter. In order to make shrimp tempura rolls, firstly, shrimp tempura is made by deep-frying the shrimp coated with the batter. This shrimp tempura is then wrapped, with some other ingredients, so as to form rolls. Apart from fresh shrimp (cleaned, peeled and deveined), you need, rice flour or all-purpose flour, icy cold water, egg and Japanese rice wine for making the batter. Some people use all-purpose flour with a small amount of cornstarch, egg, cold water and a teaspoon each of baking soda and baking powder, etc., for making batter. There are various recipes for preparing the batter. In order to prepare the rolls, nori and sushi rice will be required. Let us take a look at an easy shrimp tempura roll recipe.
Shrimp Tempura Recipe
In order to prepare shrimp tempura roll, you have to first make shrimp tempura. Prepare the shrimp by cleaning, peeling and deveining. Cut the tail and the sharp end in between the tail fins. Place the shrimp on paper towels, so as to get rid of moisture. Now, you can fry the shrimp. Before that, you have to prepare the batter by mixing the flour, one egg, water and rice wine. Take a bowl and mix the egg with half cup cold water. Once it combines well, add a tablespoon of rice wine and mix thoroughly. The next step is to add the flour. You can either use a cup of rice flour or a mixture of ¾ cup all-purpose flour and ¼ cup of corn flour. If you go for the second option mix the two flours before adding them to the bowl. Now, add the flour to the bowl and mix well. Small lumps are allowed, but, the batter must have a fairly thin consistency. Heat the cooking oil to a temperature of around 350° F. Flour the shrimp and dip them in the batter before frying them. Fry the shrimp till they get golden brown in color. Place them on wire racks or paper towels, so that excess oil is absorbed. Your shrimp tempura is ready. Now, you have to wrap them in rolls.
Wrapping Shrimp Tempura Roll
You have to use nori and sushi rice to wrap shrimp tempura roll. Take a nori sheet and divide it into three equal pieces. Now, place a sushi mat and a plastic wrap on top of that. Place a nori piece (with smooth side facing downwards) on top of the plastic wrap, which is kept over the mat. Now, spread a thin layer of sushi rice (1/10 of an inch in thickness) over the nori sheet, so that a thin margin on one edge (lengthwise) of the nori sheet is left uncovered (by ¾ of an inch). Now, flip the nori, so that the smooth side faces upwards. Now, make a wall of rice on the side, which is opposite to the uncovered strip on the nori sheet. Now, you have a nori sheet with one side having an uncovered margin and the opposite side with a wall of rice, that extends from the edge by ¾ of an inch. This extended wall of rice will cover the uncovered strip, while the contents are wrapped in a roll. Now, place the shrimp tempura, horizontally across the nori, with the tail ends extending over the edge. Now, lift both sides of the sushi mat and apply pressure, so that the nori with rice and shrimp get wrapped tightly to form a roll. The end product will be in the form of a long roll with shrimp tempura in the center, covered with nori and sushi rice. Now, remove the plastic wrap and mat and cut the cylindrical roll diagonally into ½ inch thick slices, that can be served with dipping sauce. You may also read more about tempura batter recipe and tempura sauce recipe.
Now, you know how to prepare shrimp tempura roll. All you have to do is to try this recipe and enjoy the delicacy. As shrimp tempura calories may vary with the ingredients, you have to keep a check on the contents.
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