This week's Sustainable Seafood Recipe is Tempura Whiting and Vegetables.
Tempura Whitng and Vegetables
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2 whiting fillets (800g)
Carrots, shallots and zucchini – cut into batons
Vegetable oil, for frying
4 lime cheeks, to serve
Tempura batter
1/3 cup corn flour
1 cup plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
200ml soda water
Asian dipping sauce
100ml sweet soy sauce
100ml soy sauce
1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves, sliced
1 red chilli, seeds removed and finely sliced
1 green shallot, finely sliced
To make the tempura batter, sift the corn flour, plain flour and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl. Add soda water
and mix until it forms a thick batter (you may need more or less soda water). Do not over-mix – the final consistency should be slightly lumpy.
To make the dipping sauce, mix all the sauce ingredients together.
Heat oil to 180°C. Dip whiting fillets and vegetable batons into the batter, one at a time. Fry in batches until golden, then drain on absorbent paper.
Serve tempura whiting and vegetables with dipping sauce and lime cheeks on the side.
Photo: Mandy Everett

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