fruit tempura with wasabi chocolate sauce

Years ago, before our lives got busy with moves, businesses, jobs and babies, a group of women would get together once a month to tackle a cuisine from somewhere in the world that intrigued them. I often got the pleasurable task of creating the dessert course, a fantastic opportunity to try out new chocolate recipes on a group of women with incredible palates and culinary backgrounds. This is one of my favorite recipes which I served at our Japanese dinner, a sweet take on tempura with a thick & luscious chocolate fudge sauce featuring the grassy heat of wasabi, a surprisingly beautiful chocolate pairing.

Recipe for fruit tempura with wasabi chocolate sauce
fruit tempura
a sweet dessert variation on the traditional dish
 
tempura batter
1 cup flour (we use King Arthur Flour all purpose)
3/4 cup cornstarch
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
1 cup ice water or cold beer
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wasabi fudge sauce
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or use our drinking chocolate mix)
4 Tbsp salted butter (we love Ploughgate Creamery‘s salted cured butter)
dried wasabi powder to taste
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prepare the fruit
cut a variety of fruit into bite-size pieces: I used mangos, plums, peaches & bananas;
pineapple, strawberries & nectarines would be excellent as well.
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prepare the batter
Combine the dry ingredients. Beat the egg, add the chilled water & combine well. Add the liquid mixture to the dry, mixing until just moistened & lumpy.
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to deep fry
Dip the fruit into the batter & deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels & serve immediately while warm.
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prepare the wasabi chocolate sauce
in a double boiler heat the chocolate and butter, whisking periodically, until fully melted & smooth & glossy. Start with 1/2 tsp. wasabi powder & whisk in thoroughly; add more by the 1/2 teaspoon if desired, tasting after each addition until it’s to your liking.
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Serve with ice cream or gelato (we love this recipe with ginger, matcha green tea or vanilla) & drizzle with chocolate wasabi fudge sauce.
 
 

shop the recipe

drinking chocolate packages
drinking chocolate mix
ploughgate creamery cultured butter
ploughgate creamery butter
bag of king arthur all purpose flour
king arthur flour
the vermont gelato company, brattleboro vermont logo
vermont gelato

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