A white plate topped with fried broccoli in batter

Sourdough discard tempura

Name: Sourdough discard tempura
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: 200g sourdough starter; 50-100ml sparkling water cold; a handful of each long-stemmed broccoli, asparagus tips, green beans cut into bite-sized pieces; vegetable oil for frying; soy sauce to serve

Adam Bush

Published: September 6, 2021 at 10:00 AM

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Serves 4 as a starter

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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Put your sourdough discard to great use by mixing with sparkling water to create a batter for green veggies. Serve with soy sauce as an easy vegan starter

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Ingredients

200g sourdough starter
50-100ml sparkling water

cold
a handful of each long-stemmed broccoli, asparagus tips, green beans

cut into bite-sized pieces
vegetable oil

for frying
soy sauce

to serve

Method

step 1

Whisk together the starter with enough sparkling water to make a light, thin batter – a good way of testing the consistency is to dip your finger in and you should just be able to see your nail through it.
step 2

Fill a pan no more than a third full with oil and heat to 180C or until a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds. Dip a few of the vegetables into the batter, quickly whip out and add carefully to the oil. Cook, in batches, for 1-2 minutes or until golden, light and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and season with sea salt flakes.
step 3

Continue with the remaining vegetables and batter. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.

Feeling inspired? Try our easy sourdough brownies recipe

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Adam BushDeputy food editor

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