Dim Sum
And Appetizer
Recipes -
Butterfly Prawns And Prawn Crackers
Ingredients
Method:
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TO
PREPARE THE PRAWNS: Shell the prawns, if necessary.
Halve each prawn lengthwise and remove the black
intestinal lines. Trim off any rough edges but leave
the tail ends intact.
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Add
seasoning to beaten egg. Halve the breadcrumbs ready
on a plate, but do not coat the prawns as yet the
seasoned egg and breadcrumbs.
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Coat
the prepared prawns in the prepared seasoned hot oil
and breadcrumbs. Lower them into the very hot oil
and cook them for about 2 minutes when they will be
cooked to a beautifully deep warm golden. and curled
most attractively. Drain then on a absorbent kitchen
paper.
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Place each half prawn in the 'cup' of a prawn
cracker and pile them on a serving dish.
NOTE: TO FRY THE PRAWN CRACKERS: Place the oil in a deep
fryer or thick pot to a depth of about 4 inches. Have a
frying basket in it while it heats. Test the temperature
by dropping sliver of raw potato into the oil. If it
rests for a few seconds and then rises to the surface,
it is ready. If it bounces right up, the oil is too hot
and the crackers will not expand into the delightful
crisp white tasty tasty morsels they should be but will
expand only a little.
Drop the crakers into the hot oil and, when they rise,
about 8 seconds. Immediately, lift them out and drain
them on absorbent kitchen paper.
Dim Sum and Appetizer Recipes -
Butterfly Prawns and Prawn Crackers Recipe
