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🍽️ Crispy Chicken Tempura with Fried Eggplants
680 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 16 chicken drumsticks
- 500 g eggplants
- salt
- 1 garlic clove
- 30 g fresh ginger
- 2 spring onions
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp chopped chili peppers
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 125 ml vegetable broth
- 1 l oil (for frying)
- cornstarch (for thickening)
- 75 g flour
- 75 g cornstarch
- salt
- 200 ml ice-cold water
Instructions
- 1. Wash the eggplants thoroughly and slice them into thick rounds about 4 to 5 centimeters wide.
- 2. Sprinkle the eggplant slices with salt and let them sit for ten minutes to draw out the moisture.
- 3. Peel the garlic and ginger, then chop both ingredients very finely.
- 4. Wash the spring onions, trim the tough ends, and slice them into thick rings.
- 5. Season the chicken drumsticks with salt and pepper.
- 6. Mix all the ingredients for the tempura batter in a bowl.
- 7. Gradually add water while stirring constantly until the batter reaches a thick consistency.
- 8. Heat oil in a pot or a deep fryer.
- 9. Dip the seasoned chicken drumsticks completely into the batter.
- 10. Fry the chicken in batches in the hot oil until they are golden brown.
- 11. Place the fried chicken on kitchen paper to let the excess oil drain off.
- 12. Pat the eggplant slices dry with kitchen paper.
- 13. Heat sesame oil in a wok.
- 14. Fry the eggplants quickly on both sides and season them with salt and pepper.
- 15. Remove the eggplants from the wok and keep them warm.
- 16. Sauté the finely chopped ginger, chili, and garlic in the wok.
- 17. Add the honey, lime juice, and soy sauce.
- 18. Deglaze the sauce with vegetable broth.
- 19. Finally, season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- 20. Mix cornstarch with a little cold water and stir it into the sauce to thicken it.
- 21. Gently fold the spring onion rings and the fried chicken drumsticks into the sauce.
- 22. Arrange the fried eggplants on pre-warmed plates.
- 23. Place the chicken drumsticks with the sauce next to the eggplants on the plate.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 680
- Protein: 38 g · Fett/Fat: 32 g · Carbs: 42 g