Chinese Seafood Recipes - Prawns Balls Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Chinese dried mushrooms

• 450g/1 lb prawn, finely minced

• 6 water chestnuts, finely minced

• 1 spring onion, finely minced

• 1 slice ginger root, finely minced

• salt and freshly ground pepper

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 15ml/1 tbsp corn-flour

• 50g/1/2 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• peanut oil for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then drain. Discard the stems and finely chop the caps.

2. Mix with the prawns, water chestnuts, spring onion and ginger and season with salt and pepper.

3. Mix in 1 egg and 5 ml/1 tsp corn-flour roll into balls about the size of a heaped teaspoon.

4. Beat together the remaining egg, corn-flour and flour and add enough water to make a thick, smooth batter.

5. Roll the balls in the batter. Heat the oil and deep-fry for a few minutes until light golden brown.