Ingredients
- 800g flathead fillet, deboned
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups iced water
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup dashi stock
- ¼ cup mirin
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
1 Cut the fish into pieces small enough to eat with chopsticks.
2 Mix the eggs and water in a bowl, then gently stir in 1½ cups flour using chopsticks.
3 Do not overwork the batter: there should be some flour clumps left.
4 Meanwhile, bring the dashi, mirin, soy and sugar to a boil and reduce by half to make the tentsuyu dipping sauce.
5 Dust the fish with the remaining flour, then dip in the batter and deep-fry at 180°C for about 4 minutes or until golden and crisp.
6 Serve immediately with the dipping sauce.
PROFESSIONAL TIP: Dashi is available from all Asian specialty stores. The colder your batter, the crisper your tempura will be.