Chinese Seafood Recipes - Prawn Fries Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 large uncooked prawns

• 1 egg, beaten

• 30 ml/2 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• pinch of salt

• pinch of pepper

• 3 slices bread

• 1 hardboiled (hard-cooked) egg yolk, chopped

• 25 g/1 oz cooked ham, chopped

• 1 spring onion (scallion), chopped

• oil for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Remove the shells and back veins from the prawns, leaving the tails intact. Cut down the back of the prawns with a sharp knife and gently press them flat.

2. Beat the egg, corn-flour, salt and pepper. Toss the prawns in the mixture until completely coated. Remove the crusts from the bread and cut it into quarters.

3. Place one prawn, cut side down, on each piece and press down. Brush a little egg mixture over each prawn then sprinkle with the egg yolk, ham and spring onion.

4. Heat the oil and fry the prawn bread pieces in batches until golden. Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot.