1 cup of sifted flour
1 egg yolk
1 cup of ice water
oil for deep frying
1 more cup of flour for dipping again
soy sauce for dipping
assortment of fresh vegetables and seafood:
green beans, ends trimmed leave whole
carrots sliced diagonally about 1/4 inch thick
sweet potato peeled, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
zucchini sliced about 1/4 inch thick
white button mushrooms caps
onion sliced in half lengthwise then slice 1/4 inch
seafood:
shrimp, shell and devein but leave tails attached
white fresh fish fillet, remove any bones, cut fillets crosswise into bite sized pieces
squid, cut squid into 1 1/2 inch squares
Prepare vegetables and fish and thoroughly dry with paper towel. Heat oil in a thick pot or deep fryer 350F. In a mixing bowl, lightly beat egg yolk and pour in ice water, slightly mix. Add the flour all at once, stroke a few times with a fork, just till ingredients are loosely combined. The batter should be lumpy not smooth. If you overmix till smooth the coating will become heavy and turn out oily. Place 1 cup of flour on a plate, dip vegetables in the flour, shake off excess. Then dip in batter and lay in the hot oil and deep fry till golden brown and place on a plate with paper towels to allow excess oil to drain off. Skim the surface of the oil occasionally to keep it clean. After frying vegetables, do the same with the seafood. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.
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