{"id":108,"date":"2006-02-09T23:24:50","date_gmt":"2006-02-09T14:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/innie-or-outie.jet-okinawa.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2006-08-09T20:02:15","modified_gmt":"2006-08-09T11:02:15","slug":"tabletop-dinner-for-two-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innie-or-outie.jet-okinawa.com\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"Tabletop Dinner for Two&#9734; #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Grammy night. Hubby and I felt like being able to relax at the dinner table and munch away while watching the show.  Sooo, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another tabletop dinner idea:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tabletop Veggie Tenpura Dinner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/48847669@N00\/97533612\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Tabletop Veggie Tenpura Dinner\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/24\/97533612_56fa2b6652_t.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Click on image to view large size)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tabletop Veggie Tenpura Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can use almost any type of vegetable in which ever proportions meet your needs.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Veggie Tenpura Platter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/48847669@N00\/97533613\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Veggie Tenpura Platter\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/42\/97533613_b205c15008_t.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Click on image to view large size)<\/p>\n<p>For our <strong>platter<\/strong> we used:<br \/>\n1\/2 medium onion (thinly sliced)<br \/>\n1\/2 medium carrot (julienned)<br \/>\n1\/2 bunch nira (according to hubby this is a veggie similar to chives that is a cross between garlic and onion)<br \/>\n1 small bell pepper (julienned)<br \/>\nFrozen chicken wings (semi-defrosted)<br \/>\nFrozen chicken nuggets (semi-defrosted)<br \/>\n3 tablespoons freshly snipped basil<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Veggie Tenpura Batter Bowl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/48847669@N00\/97533614\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Veggie Tenpura Batter Bowl\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/42\/97533614_f70c0e7937_t.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Click on image to view large size)<\/p>\n<p>For the <strong>batter<\/strong> we used:<br \/>\n1 egg<br \/>\n250 milliliters iced water<br \/>\n1 1\/3 cups tenpura flour<\/p>\n<p>In a medium mixing bowl, whisk egg and water together.  Fold in flour, but only to the point of moistness.  (The batter looks like lumpy and slightly runny cake batter, but you can adjust the amount of flour to reach your desire consistency.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mini Deep Fryer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/48847669@N00\/97533615\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Mini Deep Fryer\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/37\/97533615_d55e08c48b_t.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Click on image to view large size)<\/p>\n<p>Other equipment needed:<br \/>\nDeep fryer<\/p>\n<p>Heat oil in deep fryer as suggested by manufacturer.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, thoroughly toss one-third of veggies in batter.<br \/>\nWhen oil is ready, alternate cooking between chosen meat and battered veggies.  Beginning with the items that require longest cooking period. (I use a laddle to spoon the veggies into the deep fryer).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Veggie Tenpura Frying\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/48847669@N00\/97533617\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Veggie Tenpura Frying\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/28\/97533617_4d35ffb097_t.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Click on image to view large size)<\/p>\n<p>For this dinner menu we also chose to include rice (sprinkled lightly with soy sauce) and nori (dried seaweed) as extra munchies to the main platter.<\/p>\n<p>You can use home fries or any other favorite food item that goes well with deep fried foods. You could even include miso soup as a beverage.  This dinner course is very flexible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Grammy night. Hubby and I felt like being able to relax at the dinner table and munch away while watching the show. Sooo, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another tabletop dinner idea: (Click on image to view large size) Tabletop Veggie Tenpura Dinner You can use almost any type of vegetable in which ever proportions meet your needs. 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