Chinese Seafood Recipes - Soft-Fried Prawns Recipe

Ingredients

• 75 g/3 oz/2/3cup corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 1 egg white

• 5 ml/1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry salt

• 350 g/12 oz peeled prawns

• oil for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Beat together the corn-flour, egg white, wine or sherry and a pinch of  salt to make a thick batter.

2. Dip the prawns in the batter until they are well coated. Heat the oil until moderately hot and fry the prawns for a few minutes until golden brown.

3. Remove from the oil, reheat it until hot then fry the prawns again until crisp and brown.