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Crispy Green Tomato Tempura

Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 | Updated 8:37 AM EST

Tomato Twist! Try This Recipe Using Green Tomatoes!

1 cup All Purpose Flour
½ cup Cornstarch
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 cup Cold Water
Egg
2 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
Green Tomatoes-cored, sliced ¼” thick
½ cup All Purpose Flour
As Needed Vegetable Oil for Frying
To Taste Salt and Black Pepper

Sift together into a bowl the first measure of flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the water, egg, and vegetable oil.
Add the liquid to the dry ingredients, whisk until smooth. The batter should be a little thinner than pancake batter. If too thick, add more water, if too thin, add more flour. Reserve.
Heat a deep fryer with vegetable oil to 350ºf.
Dredge each tomato slice in the second measure of flour and then dip into the batter. Let excess batter drip off and carefully place in the fryer. Fry only 3-4 slices at a time until a light golden color.
Drain on paper towels and season with salt and pepper if desired.
Great served with thai sweet chile sauce, soy sauce, ponzu sauce or ranch dressing. Enjoy!

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