Step 1: making tempura batter
Put 100 g of tempura batter mix in a glass bowl and mix it with 160 ml of cold water.
Sprinkle 50 g of Japanese Panko bread crumbs (or more, depending on the number of crabs) on a plate.
Step 2: dipping the crab
Dip the soft-shell crab in the tempura batter, then roll it in the bread crumbs.
Step 3: deep frying the crab
Deep fry until golden brown. This should take two to three minutes or less.
Step 4: cooling and processing the crab
Let the fried crab cool on a paper towel. The paper absorbs excess fat.
Enjoy the soft-shell crab either on its own or inside a soft-shell crab sushi roll.