Tempura

Name: Tempura
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 each prawns; 1 each sweet potato; 1 each courgette; 8 each green beans; 200g g flour; 1 each eggs; 300ml ml sparkling water; 200ml ml soy sauce; 200ml ml mirin; 1 tbsp ginger; 500ml ml cooking oil

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Japan's feather-light, lacy battered prawns and vegetables fried until golden. The trick is ice-cold sparkling water and not over-mixing the batter.

Prep 15 mins

Cook 15 mins

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Per serving £1.45

Approx £5.80 total based on typical supermarket prices in GB. See yours →

S by Steven Tobin · Published 4 May 2026

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Instructions

1

For dipping: mix 200ml soy with 200ml mirin and grated ginger.
2

Slice the vegetables into 5mm pieces. Pat the prawns dry.
3

Whisk the egg with the ICE-COLD sparkling water in a bowl. Lightly fold in the flour — leave lumpy.
4

Heat oil to 175°C. Dip each piece in batter, fry for 2-3 minutes until pale golden. Drain on a wire rack.
5

Serve immediately with the dipping sauce — tempura goes soft fast.

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About Steven Tobin

Steven is the founder, recipe developer, and chief washer-upper at Budget Dinner Recipes. A passionate home cook from a big foodie family, he's spent years collecting and perfecting recipes from across the world — from Malaysian laksas and Kenyan curries to weeknight British classics. Family meals are at the heart of e…

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