Asparagus tempura with garlic and herb sauce

Name: Asparagus tempura with garlic and herb sauce
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 litres flavourless oil (such as sunflower) for deep-frying; 50g plain flour; 50g cornflour; 175ml ice-cold fresh soda water; 800g thin asparagus spears; 2 tbsp soured cream or crème fraîche; 4 tbsp good-quality olive oil mayonnaise; 2 tbsp full-fat natural yogurt or; Greek yogurt; 1-2 small garlic cloves, crushed; 25g mixed fresh herbs such as tarragon, chives, basil and parsley,; plus extra chopped herbs to serve; 1 tsp lemon juice; Digital probe thermometer

Instructions

Cook:25min

Debbie Major’s tempura asparagus recipe, served with a garlic and herb sauce, makes the perfect springtime starter. If you like this idea, you might also like try to elderflower tempura.

Updated at: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:04:07 GMT