Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, home-style tempura. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Home style Tempura is easy to cook and won't cost much. My favourite Tempura is 'beans', but when I was a little girl, I loved 'sweet potato' the best! Tempura Batter *See my 'Tempura Batter' recipe Oil <Ingredients Suggestions>. Tempura is one of the best known foods of Japan.
Home-Style Tempura is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Home-Style Tempura is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook home-style tempura using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Home-Style Tempura:
- Take Tempura Batter *See my 'Tempura Batter' recipe
- Prepare Oil
- Get <Ingredients Suggestions>
- Take Sweet Potato, Beans, Pumpkin, Potato,
- Get Capsicum, Eggplant, Asparagus, Carrot,
- Take Cauliflower, Broccoli, Onion, Parsley,
- Prepare Prawns, Fish, Squid, Chikuwa (Fish Sausage),
- Make ready Shiitake, Mushrooms, Lotus Root, etc
My favourite Tempura is Green Beans, but when I was a little girl, I loved Sweet Potato the best. Wash your choice of fresh vegetables that have been cut into bite-sized pieces. Then just before using make batter by beating together flour, ice water, egg, oil, sugar and salt until well moistened (a few lumps should remain). I could specify what greens I used, but if the picture below doesn't ring a bell for you, you shouldn't be attempting this recipe anyway.
Steps to make Home-Style Tempura:
- Heat oil to 170°C to 180°C. The right temperature can be tested by dropping a little bit of batter into the oil. If the batter sinks a little into the oil, then comes back the surface, the temperature is right for frying. *See my 'Tempura Batter' recipe https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/1471911-tempura-batter
- Dip the pieces into Tempura Batter and slide them into the oil. Do not fry too many at once.
- When the pieces are small such as beans, carrot or onion, fry the pieces in small bunches.
- Turn them over a few times. When they are cooked and the batter is light golden and crispy, take them out and lay them on a rack to drain the oil.
- Place a sheet of paper on a plate and arrange the Tempura so it presents well. The paper helps soak up any excess oil and makes the dish look nice.
- Serve with Tentsuyu (dipping sauce). *It is often served with grated Daikon radish and grated Ginger to add extra flavour to the Tentsuyu dipping sauce. Sometimes Tempura are served with salt. My grandfather used to love sweet potato Tempura with BBQ sauce…
- Find my Tentsuyu (dipping sauce) recipe at http://www.hirokoliston.com/dipping-sauce/
Then just before using make batter by beating together flour, ice water, egg, oil, sugar and salt until well moistened (a few lumps should remain). I could specify what greens I used, but if the picture below doesn't ring a bell for you, you shouldn't be attempting this recipe anyway. You really can't go wrong with this many colours on your plate. Tempura is a frying technique using a batter mixture consisting of flour, egg and liquid (milk, beer or water). Served with rice, miso soup and salad. (Miso soup will be served with meals.) Categories: Home Style Sets SL, Sunday Lunch.
Turn to Food to Boost Your Mood
In general, people have been taught to believe that “comfort” foods are bad for the body and must be avoided. Sometimes, if your comfort food is basically candy or other junk foods, this can be true. Other times, comfort foods can be utterly nourishing and good for us to consume. Some foods really do raise your mood when you consume them. If you are feeling a little bit down and you need an emotional pick me up, try a number of these.
Eggs, you might be surprised to find out, are terrific at fighting depression. Just make sure that you do not toss the egg yolk. When you wish to cheer yourself up, the egg yolk is the most vital part of the egg. Eggs, the yolk in particular, are stuffed full of B vitamins. These B vitamins are terrific for helping to boost your mood. This is because these vitamins improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that dictate how you feel). Consume an egg and feel a lot happier!
Make a trail mix from seeds and/or nuts. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etcetera are all fantastic for helping to raise your mood. This is because these foods are loaded with magnesium, which helps to increase serotonin production. Serotonin is the “feel good” chemical that tells your brain how you feel all the time. The more serotonin you have, the better you are going to feel. Not only that but nuts, in particular, are a fantastic protein source.
Cold water fish are great for eating if you are wanting to combat depression. Salmon, herring, tuna, mackerel, trout, etc, they’re all chock-full of omega-3 and DHA. Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA are two things that really help the grey matter in your brain run a lot better. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can basically help you fight depression.
Some grains are truly excellent for fighting off bad moods. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all actually excellent for helping raise your happiness levels. They can help you feel full for longer as well, which can help your mood too. Feeling starved can be terrible! The reason these grains can improve your mood is that they are not difficult for your stomach to digest. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps promote a rise in your blood glucose which in turn kicks up your mood to a happier place.
Green tea is truly great for your mood. You just knew green tea had to be mentioned, right? Green tea has a lot of an amino acid known as L-theanine. Research has proved that this amino acid induces the production of brain waves. This helps better your mental acuity while having a relaxing effect on the rest of your body. You were already aware that green tea could help you become healthier. Now you know that green tea can improve your mood also!
Now you know that junk food isn’t necessarily what you need to eat when you are wanting to help your moods get better. Try some of these tips instead.
