Side Dishes

Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura

Name: Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 150 g White fish fillet; 10 g Ginger; 10 g Cheongju (rice wine); 10 g Starch; 10 g Perilla leaves; as needed Frying oil; 20 g Soybean flour; 10 g All-purpose flour; 10 g Curry powder; 10 g Starch; 50 g Egg; 20 g Mayonnaise; 20 g Yogurt; 10 g Sugar; 10 g Vinegar; 30 g Lettuce

생선카레튀김

White fish fillets in a crisp batter of soybean flour and curry powder, topped with battered perilla leaves, served with a light mayo-yogurt sauce and lettuce. The curry and soybean batter means no extra salt, and the yogurt sauce cuts the richness.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Marinate the fish in ginger juice and rice wine for about 30 minutes to remove any fishy smell and firm up the flesh.

Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura — step 1

Mix the soybean flour, flour, curry powder, starch and egg into a batter.

Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura — step 2

Fold the perilla leaves in half, slice into strips and soak briefly in water.

Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura — step 3

Drain the perilla leaves (from step 3) and coat them in the batter (from step 2).

Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura — step 4

Lightly dust the marinated fish (from step 1) with starch, coat in the batter, top with the battered perilla (from step 4) and fry in 170°C oil for about 2 minutes. Drain on a rack.

Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura — step 5

Mix the mayonnaise, yogurt, sugar and vinegar to make the sauce. Plate the tempura with the lettuce.

Curry-Battered Fish & Perilla Leaf Tempura — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

555Calories (kcal)

14 gCarbs

22.4 gProtein

45.5 gFat

260.2 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.