Tempura

So for last nights dinner I decided to make Japanese tempura. I have never made it so it was a bit of an adventure :)

For veggies I used some of the yams that came in last weeks box as well as the remaining radishes.

The batter consists of:
 2 egg yokes (leave me egg whites for meringues)
200 mL of iced water ( I actually put mine in the freezer and let it partly freeze)
100 g sifted flour

After dipping the veggies into the mixed up batter and tossing it into the hot oil (325F) they come out looking something like this

 I also made my own dipping sauce for the tempura out of dashi, soy sauce, and mirin boiled up together. Talia really liked the sauce.

 The one problem I have with this is the amount of oil that is used up. I used more than 2 cups of oil and I`m not 100% sure I can reuse the oil for other things. I saved it just in case and I`ll give it a try next time I need to fry something.

~(' ')~