5 eggplant bowls Recipes

apricot fruit spread, ketchup, soy sauce, limes, divided, eggplant, cut into 1-inch chunks, shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed, thai-style brown rice noodles, shredded carrots, sliced green onions, chopped fresh basil , cilantro and/or mint leaves

ground sirloin, diced onion, garlic cloves, finely chopped, diced red pepper, diced japanese eggplant, diced zucchini, fresh corn kernels , removed from the cob, fresh basil, coarse chopped, fresh oregano, finely chopped, grape tomatoes, halved, grated romano-pecorino cheese, divided, pillsbury grands refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, hearty red wine, extra virgin olive oil, melted unsalted butter, garlic powder, kosher salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes , if desired for a little heat (or more), tomato and basil pasta sauce (store bought), reynolds wrap foil

anchovy fillets, drained and finely minced, garlic, finely minced, capers, drained and coarsely chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt, sweet potatoes, peeled and each cut into 4 long slices, zucchini , each cut into 4 long slices, radicchio, cut into quarters, eggplant , cut into 4 long slices; then each slice cut in 1/2 widthwise, green onions, trimmed, olive oil, kosher salt, ripe cherry tomatoes , tossed in a bowl with a little oil, lemon, cut into wedges

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.