Name: Tenmusu (Tempura Shrimp Rice Ball)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: For the Steamed Rice:; 1½ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice (2 rice cooker cups, 360 ml); 1⅔ cups water (for cooking the rice); For the Rice Balls:; 12 pieces Shrimp Tempura (recipe below); 2 Tbsp mentsuyu (concentrated noodle soup base) (if you can‘t find bottled mentsuyu, you can make it from scratch using my homemade Mentsuyu recipe); water (for your hands); Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for your hands); 3 sheets nori (dried laver seaweed); For the Shrimp Tempura:; 12 medium shrimp; 1 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch (for cleaning the shrimp); 2 cups neutral oil (for deep-frying); ½ cup cake flour (you can make homemade cake flour); 1 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch; ⅓ cup ice water; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned); ½ Tbsp sake

Prep Time

30m

Cook Time

30m

Total Time

This recipe is for Tenmusu, a delightful dish consisting of steamed rice rolled into balls with shrimp tempura inside, wrapped in seaweed. The shrimp is coated in a light batter and fried until crispy, making for a perfect combination of flavors and textures.

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Servings: 12

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For The Steamed Rice

1½ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice (2 rice cooker cups, 360 ml)

1⅔ cups water (for cooking the rice)

For The Rice Balls

12 pieces Shrimp Tempura (recipe below)

2 Tbsp mentsuyu (concentrated noodle soup base) (if you can‘t find bottled mentsuyu, you can make it from scratch using my homemade Mentsuyu recipe)

water (for your hands)

Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for your hands)

3 sheets nori (dried laver seaweed)

For The Shrimp Tempura

12 medium shrimp

1 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch (for cleaning the shrimp)

2 cups neutral oil (for deep-frying)

½ cup cake flour (you can make homemade cake flour)

1 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch

⅓ cup ice water

1 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned)

½ Tbsp sake

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

131kcal

6%
Fat

5g

0%
Saturated Fat

0g

0%
Carbohydrates

16g

0%
Fiber

0g

0%
Sugar

0g

0%
Protein

3g

0%
Cholesterol

21mg

1%
Sodium

98mg

4%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Tenmusu (Tempura Shrimp Rice Ball)