Meat alternative for tempura?
I am having friends over and plan to make tempuras. Two of them don't like seafood in general so my choice of shrimps and squid might not please them so I was looking for a meat alternative for them and everyone to enjoy as well.
As I have never made meat tempura I am full of doubts about which type and which part of meat to chose for that. Nothing substential can be found on the internet (just recipes about using the batter to do something else, but nothing about puting something else with the rest that will be good in association).
Beef feels weird, chicken could work but the fast cooking of tempura might not suit poultry, pork is not as light as seafood. I am also totally open to something a bit unusual.
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AFAIK, meat is not really used for Tempura.
Do vegetables. (I assume you already do that).
If you want to do fried battered meats, I would suggest cutting them as small as possible.
Cut the meat into thin strips.
You could also use cheese, look for grilling cheese like Halloumi.
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Mushrooms: Mushrooms have a chewy texture and meaty flavor that's a great alternative to chicken or other meat in a tempura bowl. Eggplant: Eggplant tempura is a less greasy alternative to fried eggplant. Carrots: Root vegetables, such as carrots, should be thinly sliced on the diagonal for tempura.What meats are good for tempura?
At its most basic, tempura is a Japanese technique of frying ingredients after they've been coated in a thin batter. Traditionalists will say shrimp and shrimp heads, eel, squid, squash, and other vegetables. Less traditionally\u2014that is, between you and me\u2014anything goes, even fruit or ricotta-stuffed squash blossoms.What foods are used for tempura?
Shrimp, Prawn, and Squid Shrimp or prawn of large size are good for tempura, including Japanese tiger prawn (kuruma ebi), black tiger prawn (ushiebi), and Whiteleg shrimp (baname ebi). Squid or "ika" in Japanese, is also a popular tempura ingredient, and both squid and shrimp tempura are often served together.What can you substitute for tempura mix?
Rice flour is one of the most desirable alternatives to tempura flour. It's completely gluten-free, meaning that you'll never have to worry about making chewy tempura. Tempura made with rice flour will always be crispy, but not as crispy as using potato starch.How do you make vegan tempura at home?
Vegan TempuraHow To Make Tempura At Home
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Answer 2
I've had chicken tempura at a couple different Japanese restaurants, and it was very tasty both times. As Max suggests in his answer, they cut breast meat into thin strips that I could pick up with my chopsticks.
Answer 3
Tempura bacon is a thing. Par-cook the bacon and then finish as tempura.
Tempura hot dogs are apparently also a thing. They have the advantage that they're fully cooked when you buy them. So you just need to worry about getting a crisp coating.
If you want to make something more refined, you could probably take any kind of sausage, par-cook it, and then finish it as tempura. If it's in link form, cut into bite-sized pieces. Otherwise, shape into meatballs.
Answer 4
Crab sticks, that's what they do in thailand, shitake mushrooms, carrots
Answer 5
Cervelat or thuringer tempura (with some mustard or wasabi powder in the batter) it is a most excellent unorthodox tempura.
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