Gluten-free tempura
Crispy shrimp and vegetable tempura in a light rice flour batter, with a tamari-ginger dipping sauce.
- Celiac
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Dairy-free
- Alpha-gal
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- High cholesterol
- Kid-friendly
- Sheet pan
- One pan
- Gluten-free dairy-free
- Gluten-free Asian
Ingredients
- 450 g large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into thin half-moons
- 1 zucchini, cut into thick sticks
- 150 g green beans, trimmed
- 200 g rice flour, plus more for dredging
- 60 g cornstarch
- 300 ml cold sparkling water
- 1 egg, yolk only, kept cold
- 750 ml canola oil, for frying
- 3 tbsp gluten-free tamari
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tbsp scallion greens, thinly sliced
Method
- Whisk the dipping sauce and set it aside.
- Whisk rice flour, cornstarch, egg yolk and sparkling water until barely mixed; lumps are good.
- Heat the oil until a drop of batter sizzles right away.5 min timer
- Dredge vegetables in rice flour, dip in batter, fry until pale golden.3 min timer
- Set aside the kids' share, then fry the shrimp until just golden and crisp.2 min timerKids’ plate comes out here
- Drain on a rack, salt lightly and serve hot with the dipping sauce.
Kids’ plate: Crispy shrimp and veggie tempura
On the plate: Plain shrimp and sweet potato tempura, a small bowl of the dipping sauce, green beans on the side.
Make it a game: Crunch test: take a bite and listen, whose tempura crunches the loudest?
Set it aside at step 5, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Celiac disease: A rice flour and cornstarch batter with gluten-free tamari in the dipping sauce, so the whole plate is gluten-free.
- Kid (4–12): Mild, crunchy and hand-held, with the dipping sauce separate so each bite is as bold as he wants.
Celiac check: watch for hidden gluten in soy sauce, stock, malt vinegar and seasoning blends, and oats that aren’t certified. Gluten gives food ideas, not medical advice: always check labels for allergens and cross-contact.
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