Shrimp Tempura

Tempura shrimp is often served on a bowl of rice or hot noodle dishes.
Ingredients:
12 large shrimp
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup ice water
*Vegetable oil for frying
*flour for dusting

Preparation:
Remove heads and shells from shrimp without removing tails. Devein the shrimps. Make two or three incisions on the stomach side of the shrimp to straighten them. Lightly press the back of shrimp to straighten. Remove the dirt from the tails of shrimp, using a knife. Dry shrimps on paper towels. Make tempura batter. Heat the oil to 340 degrees F. Lightly flour shrimp. Dip the shrimp in the tempura batter. Deep-fry the shrimp until crisp.