Sesame Tempura Green Beans With Soy Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• about 4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1 cup (not dark)
• 3/4 lb green beans, trimmed

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 inches oil in a 4-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 365°f
• 2 while oil is heating, make dipping sauce by stirring together soy sauce, lime juice, and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• 3 whisk together flour and sesame seeds and whisk in until batter is smooth.
• 4 toss about 10 beans in batter until coated. add to oil 1 at a time (to keep separate) and fry, turning, until golden, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• 5 transfer with tongs to paper towels to drain and sprinkle with salt to taste. coat and fry remaining beans in same manner.
• 6 serve beans with dipping sauce.