10 cold with crisp vegetables Recipes

dried soba noodles, reduced-sodium soy sauce, mirin, unseasoned rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, sugar, english cucumber, halved and sliced, carrot , cut into 2-in. matchsticks, chunk daikon (about 6 oz.), cut into 2-in. matchsticks, red bell pepper, halved and sliced thinly, yellow bell pepper, halved and sliced thinly, green onions, sliced diagonally

frozen peaches, thawed, frozen sliced rhubarb, thawed, granulated sugar, lemon juice, all-purpose flour, divided, vegetable cooking spray, uncooked quick-cooking oats, brown sugar, cold butter, cut into small pieces

light devil s food cake mix, water, vegetable oil, egg whites, egg, cold fat-free milk, chocolate instant pudding mix, kahlua (coffee-flavored liqueur) or 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee, carton frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed, chopped reduced-fat chocolate toffee crisp bars (about 4 bars) (such as hershey s sweet escapes)

cold mashed potatoes, gruyere or 1/4 lb horseradish cheddar cheese or 1/4 lb edam cheese or 1/4 lb jalapeno jack cheese, etc, cut into 1/3-inch thick slices, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, idaho potatoes, peeled, coarsely shredded (yukon gold potatoes work as well), salt and pepper, green onion, minced

gelatin powder, cold water, chicken broth, salt, dried dill weed, sugar, low-fat yogurt, plain, chopped green pepper, sliced quartered radish, chopped green onion, snipped fresh parsley, crisp lettuce leaf

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.

all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling, blueberries (used in egg wash), unsalted butter, very-cold, cut 1/2 in cubes, salt, brown sugar, ice water, very cold, all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, a stick nd h lf uns lted butter, chilled, cut into 1/4 inch cubes, all-vegetable shortening (8 tbsp), ice water, lovely coating for a pie can be achieved with a simple egg wash, heavy cream , half and half or 1 tbsp milk, egg yolk , combine blueberries and egg mix then baste on pie for blue coating, all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, frozen butter, ice water, honey , crisp peeled, cored and sliced or 12 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced, brown sugar, cinnamon, flour

bacon (don tsp use thick cut), brown sugar, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, vegetable oil, evaporated cane juice (can substitute white sugar), egg, coffee, cold and very strong, buttermilk, bacon , cooked crisp and crumbled