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Saturday, August 08, 2009

tempura shrimp with spicy chocoalte sauce


1/4 cup tempura mix

2/3 cup cold water

2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce

3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, grated

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons thai fish sauce

1 tablespoon butter, melted

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated

3 cups cooking oil

30 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deviened

place the tempura mix in a large bowl and gradually ass the water. whisk well until the mixture is smooth and of the same consistency as pancake batter. if the mixture is too think, add more water, and if the mixture is too thin, add more tempura mix. place the chili sauce, chocolate, lemon juice, fish sauce, melted butter, garlic, and ginger in a large bowl. mix well. pour cooking oil into a deep frying pan. heat the oil. hold the shrimp by the tail and dip into tempura batter and coat well. gently shake off excess batter and fry the shrimp until golden brown. transfer the shrimp to a plate lined with paper towels. use the towels to soak up excess oil. transfer to serving plate and serve with chocolate sauce.

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