Tempura Donburi - Tendon - Tempura Rice Bowl

30 mins

4 servings

4.5/5 (4 reviews)

In Japan, tempura over rice is simply called tendon. It's a shortened word for tempura donburi. You can certainly use any veggies, herbs, fish, seafood for the topping. Normally, large shrimp along with several varieties of vegetables are made into tempura. I like using shiso leaves. Shiso is sometimes called perilla in English and is often used in sushi restaurants - looks like big leaves somewhat similar to large basil leaves but with more texture. I love the taste of shiso and although some people compare shiso leaves to mint, I don't find them similar. Some of the vegetables you can use for tempura include (but not limited to) Japanese eggplant, sweet green Japanese pepper called shishito, kabocha pumpkin, onion, carrots, zucchini, shiso leaves, mushrooms, shitake mushrooms, sweet potato, potato, green beans, and leafy veggie, etc. I am revising this recipe to change the batter ingredients to US measurement for easier preparation. _x000D_ .

Ingredients

Instructions

Remove shell from shrimp and devein, leaving tails. Cut off the tip of tails. Score underside (stomach side) of shrimp using a knife at several places to flatten. Use your fingers to flatten out completely after scoring.
Trim stems from shitake mushrooms and shiso leaves.
Remove skin from onion, and cut into 1/4 inch rings (like onion rings).
Place tempura sauce ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil and simmer 2-3 minutes. Keep warm.
For batter, combine egg and ice water in a bowl, add flour combined with cornstarch and mix very lightly. Place two ice cubes in the mixture to keep it cool and to improve the batter texture. Do not over mix.
Preheat oil to 350 degrees F. Dust shrimps and vegetable pieces with extra flour for dusting, then coat with tempura batter and deep fry. Fry few pieces at a time to keep the oil temperature constant.
Tempura pieces are done when they are lightly colored and crisp looking. Do not over cook.
Place approximately 1 1/2 C cooked rice each into 4 bowls and place tempura pieces evenly onto hot rice and sprinkle some sauce over the rice tempura bowl.

Prep: 0 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 30 mins

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Amount Per Serving
Calories 513.4
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.5g	4%
Cholesterol 117.9mg	39%
Total Carbohydrate 99.6g	36%
	Dietary Fiber 2.1g	8%
	Sugars 2.3g
Protein 19.2g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 513.4

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.5g

Cholesterol 117.9mg

39%

Total Carbohydrate 99.6g

36%

Dietary Fiber 2.1g

Sugars 2.3g

Protein 19.2g