Tempura oysters with chilli, mint, lime and coriander
By: Mitch Tonks From: Good Food Live
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Tempura oysters with chilli, mint, lime and coriander
- Prep time:
- 15 mins
- Cook time:
- 5 mins
- Serves:
- 2
A lip-smacking dipping sauce and salty oysters in a crisp coating of light tempura batter make a sensational starter from Mitch Tonks
Ingredients
- oil, for deep-frying
- 6 Pacific Oysters, shucked and shells washed
For the dipping sauce:
- 2 Shallots, finely chopped
- 1 stalk of Lemon grass, finely sliced
- 2.5cm knob Ginger, finely chopped
- 3 Thai lime leaves, finely shredded
- juice of 2 limes
- 1 tbsp Coriander, thinly chopped
- 1 tbsp Mint, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 200 ml ice cold sparkling water
- 1 red chilli, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
For the batter:
Method
1. First make the dipping sauce. Mix together the shallots, lemon grass, ginger, lime leaves, lime juice, coriander, mint, sugar, water, chilli and fish sauce and leave to infuse for 5 to 10 minutes.2. Meanwhile, make the batter. Mix the flours and salt together and add enough water to give a batter with the consistency of double cream.
3. Heat the oil in a wok or deep fat fryer until it reaches 190°C.
4. Dip the oysters into the batter and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, taking care that the oysters do not stick together.
5. Return the cooked oysters back to their clean shells to serve, together with the dipping sauce on the side.
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