Air Fryer Tempura Broccolini and Sweet Potato
If you love the crispy texture of tempura then look no further than your air fryer and some simple vegetables.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
- 1 bunch broccolini
- 1 sweet red potato smallish
- ⅔ cup Self Raising Flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- ¾ cup sparkling water chilled
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 80 mls olive oil
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
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Trim the ends of the broccolini. Peel and slice the sweet potato into even slices around 3mm.
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Mix the flour and salt together in a largish bowl. Then mix the wet ingredients - water , egg and sweet chili sauce in another bowl and then combine the wet and dry ingredients together to make your batter.
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Add the panko crumbs into another bowl and mix with the olive oil till thoroughly combined.
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Set yourself up in a production line - chopped veggies, bowl of batter and panko crumbs. Have a wire tray ready to pop the dipped and coated broccolini and sweet potato's on.
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Pop your broccolini into the air fryer basket and cook for 5 minutes for 180 degrees Celsius then turn and cook for another 5 mins.
Then repeat with the remaining sweet potatoes. *note
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Serve with your favourite dipping sauce or aioli.
Recipe Notes
- Cooking time may vary depending on the thickness of your vegetables. Cook for another 2 minutes if needed.