Deep-fried pumpkin
35 min
Pumpkin is steamed and deep fried and served with white radish (daikon) and dark soy sauce (shoyu) for dipping.
10 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 small pumpkin or acorn squash
- 1/2 teaspoon and a dash sea salt
- oil for deep-frying
- 125g plain flour
- 700ml water
- 200g breadcrumbs or polenta (cornmeal)
- 3 tablespoons grated daikon (white radish)
- 5 teaspoons of shoyu (dark soy sauce)
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:25min ›
Ready in:35min
- Peel pumpkin then cut it into large chunks. Steam for 15 minutes or until just tender. Season with a dash of salt.
- Pour 8cm (3 in) of oil into a deep frying pan or deep-fryer and heat to 180 degrees C.
- Combine flour, water and the remaining salt to form a batter. Dip the pumpkin chunks into the batter then into the breadcrumbs and place carefully into the hot oil (use a perforated spoon or such like for this move, it is safer).
- Deep fry until golden and crisp, then place to drain on kitchen paper.
- Serve accompanied with small mounds of daikon radish seasoned lightly with shoyu for dipping.
Tip
Daikon is also called 'mooli' in South Asia and can be found in Asian markets.
