Best Batter Ever - Comes out Light, Crispy and Crunchy!

Submitted by xxoo8383

"A GREAT basic tempura batter. We like to use it with fresh bottled oysters - it's a fantastic crowd pleasing appetizer, served with homemade cocktail sauce"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 36 pieces
• Serves: 8-12

ingredients

• 2-3 eggs
• 14.79 ml horseradish
• 354.88 ml flour
• 29.58 ml water
• 7.39 ml salt
• 2.46 ml fresh ground black pepper
• 1.64 ml cayenne

directions

1. Preheat oil in big pot to 375 degrees.
2. Combine eggs, water and horseradish sauce.
3. Combine flour, salt, pepper and cayenne in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
4. Dip food item of your choice in egg mixture, then in seasoned flour to coat.
5. Fry in batches of 6 to 8 until golden brown.
6. (about 3 minutes).
7. Homemade Cocktail Sauce.
8. 4 parts ketchup to 1 part horseradish sauce and 1 part wistershire sauce.

Reviews

[nonnie4sj]

This is a great batter. It was very crunchy and crispy, exactly what I look for in a batter. The boys absolutely loved it on the chicken I made it for. I'll definitely make this again, probably sooner than I want to (I hate deep frying!) as the boys enjoyed it so much.