SilverSage's Tempura recipe (from ATK)

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SilverSage's Tempura recipe (from ATK)

Here's the tempura batter I use. If memory serves me (and it doesn't always), I got it from America's Test Kitchen on PBS. It's the best I've ever had.

Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl, and all the wet in another. Don't combine them until right before you're ready to dip your food.

Dry:
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cornstarch

Wet:
1 cup vodka
1 egg
1 cup seltzer

Fry very hot 385-400.

 

[lilbopeep]

What can I use instead of vodka?

 

[SilverSage]

What can I use instead of vodka?

The reason this is so thin and crispy is because the vodka is about 40% alcohol an dit evaporates very quickly. If you don't want to use the vodka, I would probably use more seltzer, but use a little less. Instead of an extra cup, maybe only an extra 3/4 cup.