Tempura Corn Fritter Bao Buns
Ingredients
Tempura batter
½ cup plain flour
½ cup corn flour
1 cup ice cubes
1 L ice-cold soda water
Pinch of salt
2 ears of corn
1 carrot, julienned
¼ cabbage, shaved thinly
2 spring onions, sliced thinly
1 pack enoki mushrooms
¼ cup mayo
2 tbsp Mr Chen’s hoisin sauce
1 tsp Mr Chen’s soy sauce
12 Mr Chen’s bao buns, steamed
1 cucumber, sliced thinly
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Method
1
In a large bowl, mix together the flours and salt. Slowly pour in the soda water until you get a thin batter that lightly coats a spoon. Add in the ice and keep chilled.
2
In a bowl, mix together the mayo, hoisin, and soy sauce.
3
In a second bowl, mix together the vegetables. Dust the vegetables with ¼ cup plain flour and drop them into the batter.
4
In a large saucepan or deep fryer heated to 180°C, fry the tempura vegetables in batches. Cook until golden and crispy. Repeat until all the tempura is cooked.
5
To assemble, spread the bun with the hoisin mayo, then add in the tempura vegetables, and finish with a couple of cucumber slices.
Recipe Credit
Michael Weldon
Ingredients
Tempura batter
½ cup plain flour
½ cup corn flour
1 cup ice cubes
1 L ice-cold soda water
Pinch of salt
2 ears of corn
1 carrot, julienned
¼ cabbage, shaved thinly
2 spring onions, sliced thinly
1 pack enoki mushrooms
¼ cup mayo
2 tbsp Mr Chen’s hoisin sauce
1 tsp Mr Chen’s soy sauce
12 Mr Chen’s bao buns, steamed
1 cucumber, sliced thinly
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Method
1
In a large bowl, mix together the flours and salt. Slowly pour in the soda water until you get a thin batter that lightly coats a spoon. Add in the ice and keep chilled.
2
In a bowl, mix together the mayo, hoisin, and soy sauce.
3
In a second bowl, mix together the vegetables. Dust the vegetables with ¼ cup plain flour and drop them into the batter.
4
In a large saucepan or deep fryer heated to 180°C, fry the tempura vegetables in batches. Cook until golden and crispy. Repeat until all the tempura is cooked.
5
To assemble, spread the bun with the hoisin mayo, then add in the tempura vegetables, and finish with a couple of cucumber slices.
Recipe Credit
Michael Weldon