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Rock Shrimp Tempura (Nobu Style)

By: Nadia Aidi
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Servings: 4 servings
AKA one of Nobu's most iconic dishes - and I got my hands on the recipe! I followed their recipe but added the necessary twists to fit my taste! Check out my tips to see what I changed in case you want to do it the original way!
Prep 25 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Assemble 5 minutes
Total 45 minutes
Crispy Rock Shrimp Tempura. a Nobu Style copy cat recipe with a delicious sauce sitting on a bed of yuzu salad.

Equipment

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1½ tsp rice vinegar
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • ⅓ cup grapeseed oil + more for frying
  • 1 tbsp gochujang if you can find toban djan, use that a omit the gochujang and miso paste
  • 1 tsp miso paste
  • 1 tsp yuzu or lemon
  • Salt to taste

Batter:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp garlic salt
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • 1 ¾ cup iced water with 1-2 melty ice cubes
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1½ tbsp grapeseed oil
  • 1 lb rock shrimp

Yuzu Dressing

  • yuzu measure with you heart
  • salt measure with you heart
  • agave syrup measure with you heart
  • lemon measure with you heart
  • grapeseed oil measure with you heart

Garnishes

  • mixed greens
  • chives chopped, for topping

Instructions

  • Sauce: To a bowl together the egg yolk, rice vinegar and white pepper. Slowly drizzle in the grapeseed oil and emulsify into a creamy and mayo like texture. Whisk in gochujang, miso, yuzu (or lemon) and salt to taste. Set aside to let the flavors develop.
  • Batter: In a separate bowl combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and white pepper. Add iced water (with 1-2 slightly melted ice cubes still in it), egg yolk and grapeseed oil. Mix until combined - do not over mix.
  • Heat your oil to 350℉-360°F.
  • Dry your rock shrimp and coat them in the batter. When the oil is ready, drop them individually into the oil. You will have to cook them in batches. Fry until lightly golden. It takes about 5-6 minutes. Let them sit over a cooling rack.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the yuzu dressing ingredients, taste and adjust. There are no strict measurements with this one, measure with your heart 😉 Dress your mixed greens with the finished product.
  • Toss the shrimp in the sauce. Place on top of your dressed lettuce, top with chives and that is it! Enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 440kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 240mg, Sodium: 854mg, Potassium: 194mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 344IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 84mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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