Chinese Seafood Recipes - Deep-Fried Sesame Prawns Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb peeled prawns

• 1/2 egg white

• 5 ml/1 tsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp sesame oil

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup corn-flour (cornstarch)

• salt and freshly ground white pepper 

• oil for deep-frying

• 60 ml/4 tbsp sesame seeds

• lettuce leaves

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Method:

1. Mix the prawns with the egg white, soy sauce, sesame oil, corn-flour, salt and pepper. Add a little water if the mixture is too thick.

2. Heat the oil and deep-fry the prawns for a few minutes until lightly golden.

3. Meanwhile, toast the sesame seeds briefly in a dry pan until golden. Drain the prawns and mix with the sesame seeds. Serve on a bed of lettuce.