Tempura Chicken with Lemon Ginger Dipping Sauce

Erin Grunstein Erin Grunstein
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This traditional Japanese technique ensures that every bite is perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. With its irresistible crunch, juicy chicken, and tangy sauce, this recipe promises to be a crowd-pleaser that will have everyone asking for seconds.

1h 4
Easy Meat

Contains: Gluten, Wheat, Soy, Sesame

Directions

Prepare the Tempura Chicken

  1. Place chicken in a medium sized bowl. Drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil, then sprinkle with garlic powder. Toss to coat. Allow to marinate for about 30 minutes.

  2. In the meantime, combine cornstarch, flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and carbonated water in a medium bowl.

  3. Heat one to two inches of oil in a large skillet, until it’s about 350 degrees Fahrenheit. You’ll know it’s the right temperature if you stick the back of a wooden spoon in the oil and it bubbles.

  4. While the oil is heating up, dip chicken pieces in tempura batter.

  5. Fry the chicken, flipping once it’s nicely browned.

  6. Always check for doneness with a meat thermometer.

Prepare the Sauce

  1. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, combine jam and broth. Once jam has melted, add rice vinegar and cornstarch. Allow to thicken and remove from heat.

  2. Serve tempura chicken with dipping sauce.

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Variations:

You can also make tempura tofu and vegetables using the same method and dipping into this wonderful sauce.

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2 Comments

devorah •

I am still making this shnitzel recipe about twice a month it is so delicious!!! I am wondering if there is a way to make this for pesach? My baby is allergic to egg so it would be an ideal recipe if we could figure it out

Avigael Levi Kosher.com Team •
Reply to devorah

We love that you’re making this schnitzel on repeat—so fun! For Pesach, it’s a bit tricky since you’d have to swap out a bunch of ingredients. You can try Heaven & Earth Coconut Aminos instead of soy sauce and use Gefen Almond flour, matzo meal or crushed potato chips instead of flour. If you want a Kosher for Pesach schnitzel, we have a couple of great recipes you can check out here and here. Since your baby is allergic to eggs, you might also find this egg substitution guide super helpful. Hope that helps!

devorah •
Reply to Avigael Levi

Thank you so much I really appreciate this! If I try it for pesach I'll comment how it went down!

devorah •

I was looking for an egg free batter and came across this one and I must say it is absolutely delicious!! I used potato starch instead of the cornstarch as didn't have any. didn't make this sauce but used a teriyaki, soy, honey, garlic combo which I made up instead. my kids have literally devoured the lot! they just kept coming back for more! and I had extra batter so made some tempura mushrooms too, they were a real hit. thank you Erin, this one's a keeper!!!