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golden fried prawns with dipping sauce

Golden fried prawns | How to batter fry jumbo prawns

Golden fried prawns, a perfect starter dish made with jumbo prawns, coated with crispy fried batter.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4
Calories 160 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Frying pan

Ingredients
  

  • 24 Prawns or shrimp, jumbo size
  • Peanut oil for frying
  • 3 tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp Corn starch
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ¾ tsp Sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ tsp Ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp Chili sauce or 1/4 tsp chili powder, optional
  • ¼ cup Water approx.

Instructions
 

Preparation:

  • Clean the jumbo prawns or shrimp with running water. (If you have whole prawns read the above post to learn how to de-shell and de-vein prawns and shrimp.)
  • Pat them dry with kitchen tissue to remove the excess water.

Recipe for Golden fried prawns:

  • In a mixing bowl, mix the 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour and 1 tbsp of corn starch. Add in the 1 tsp of salt, 3/4 tsp of sugar, pinch of baking powder, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp of ground pepper, and the 1/4 tsp red chili powder. (You can replace the chili powder with 1 tsp of chili sauce, but the chili is a completely optional ingredient.)
  • Mix the egg into the dry ingredients.
  • Add a quarter cup of water and mix until there are no lumps. The batter should be thin and not thick. Adjust water accordingly.

How to Golden fry battered prawns:

  • Heat the oil in a skillet or other deep fry pan to a medium-hot temperature.
  • Using small tongs to pick up the prawn by the tail, add each prawn one by one into the oil without crowding the space. Let them fry slowly for a minute. Then gently flip them and fry the other side. Wait until the batter is cooked and bulged and is a light brown color. Remove the golden fried prawns from the oil. Repeat this step for the rest of the batches.

Notes

Tips:
1) Use jumbo tiger prawns for a better outcome.
2) The temperature of the oil should be at medium-high or medium to golden fry prawns without overcooking them.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 160kcal
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