Crab Sticks in Light Tempura Batter

Ingredients

• 300 g crab sticks
• 80 g plain flour
• 80 g cornflour
• 200 ml ice cold sparkling water
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
• 3 spring onions
• 700 ml sunflower oil

Method

1. 1

   Separate crab sticks or cut into halves if large. Pat dry.

2. 2

   Mix soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce together for the dipping sauce. Slice spring onions and scatter over.

3. 3

   Just before frying, whisk plain flour and cornflour with ice cold sparkling water until just combined — a few lumps are fine for tempura batter.

4. 4

   Heat oil to 185°C. Dip crab sticks in tempura batter and fry in batches for 2 minutes until light, crisp and barely golden.

5. 5

   Drain on kitchen paper and serve immediately with the soy and chilli dipping sauce.