One dish in 10 minutes! Pan-fried Chikuwa with Shiso Leaves — incredibly delicious even when cold

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🍚 Today’s recipe: Another side dish that goes perfectly with plain white rice.
When you think of what goes well with chikuwa, shiso leaves come to mind—
or is that just me?
We stuff whole shiso leaves inside and quickly pan-fry them.
They’re ready in about 10 minutes, stay delicious even when cooled, and are great for bento lunches.
They also pair really well with beer!

📌 Ingredients

Ingredients

Chikuwa (fish cake tubes) — 3

Shiso (perilla) leaves — 9

Tempura batter mix

Sea salt

Cooking oil for frying

Instructions

Cut the chikuwa and stuff them with shiso leaves.

Dissolve the tempura batter mix in cold water, add salt, and lightly mix.

Pour a small amount of oil into a frying pan and heat over medium.
Coat the chikuwa with batter and fry for about 2 minutes until done ♪