Air Fryer Tempura

Air Fryer Tempura

25 min

Make Japanese tempura at home without the deep frying! This air fryer tempura recipe is a quick and easy way to get your tempura fix. Plus, it works for both shrimp and vegetable tempura.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour (separated in half)
  • 3/4 cup cold water
  • 2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 lb shrimp (peeled, deveined, head off)
  • 1 sweet potato (or other vegetable)

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel sweet potato (or other vegetable) and slice into rounds NO THICKER than 1/4 inch.

  2. 2

    In a bowl, mix water, mayonnaise, and 1/2 cup of the flour.

  3. 3

    While you preheat your air fryer to 350 degrees F, dip your fillings into the wet batter.