HOW TO COOK FRAGRANT CRISPY FRIED PRAWNS

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RECIPE COURTESY OF
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Fragrant Crispy Fried Prawns

6 Reviews

This dish will be a big hit because let’s face it, who doesn’t enjoy crispy fried prawns in sweet and spicy sauce? This recipe is an amalgamation of ingredients frequently found in Thai cuisine with mayonnaise (yes mayonnaise!), which lends the dish its unique spicy creaminess. Perfect served hot and with a piping hot bowl of rice!



NO ALCOHOL



NO NUTS



NO MILK



NO PORK

Difficulty: Easy

Steps: 5 steps

18 Ingredients

Preparation: 30 min

Cook: 20 min

Clean up: 10 min

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Instructions

Marinade the prawns

In a bowl, mix together oyster sauce, egg, cornstarch and a pinch of salt.

In a bigger bowl, mix the prawns with the marinadeand set aside for 15 mins.



Deep fry prawns

Heat up oil for deep-frying in a pot. Deep fry the marinated prawns until goldenand drain on kitchen paper.



Cook the sauce

In a separate pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and sauté sliced lemongrass, sliced ginger bud and sliced chili padi until fragrant.

Add tom yam paste, water, honey, chili sauce, sugar, vinegar and tomato sauce.

Season with salt and stir well

| Adjust the level of spice in this dish by adding or removing chili padi



Mix prawns in sauce

Add in prawns and mix thoroughly

Stir in mayonnaise and lime leaves

Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise and sliced kaffir lime leaves.

Garnish and Serve!

Serve hot garnish with finely slice kaffir lime leaves.



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HOW TO COOK FRAGRANT CRISPY FRIED PRAWNS

Under 60 mins 

Recipe 

Chinese 

Easy 

Chinese New Year 

Seafood

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416 days ago

half-caf f.

sweet and spicy my family's fav..everyone can have a taste and its justification to make

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423 days ago

Maria Wilma A.

The taste that I always missed about China. Full of flavour and spices. And it is seafood,my favorite! Very easy to prepare. Chinese dishes is something that lingers in your taste buds and you wanna have a taste of it over and over again. 

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426 days ago

Liany W.

This is just perfect for chinese new year, all of my families loved this dish and its easy to make. Thank for the recipes

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428 days ago

Princess S.

What a mouthwatering dish!

It is perfect for all types of occasion, even in an everyday meal this dish will stand out. It will surely let you eat more rice than you think you can eat. Very convenient to cook cause it just take a short period of time to prepare this dish but will let you to sit on your chair and enjoy in your dining table for a long period of time. Thank you afn for giving the information of this dish!

Will surely enjoy this! 

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428 days ago

Enidran L.

Compared to all the other recipes, this is one of the unique dishes that you wont see on everyday basis. Which makes it a great dish to be cooked on CNY. Its simple ingredient and quick preparations makes it a hassle free food to prepare for guests. I myself would love to try this back home and for that thank you afn !! 

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430 days ago

Leo S.

This is so good that it's a joy to be shared in our family reunions! It's also easy to prepare with a short amount of time needed. Our family enjoys long conversations over food, so this is really perfect! Thanks, afn!

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Ingredients



Serves 6 people

1 kg fresh prawns (cleaned with legs cut off)

2 stalks lemongrass (finely sliced)

1 torch ginger bud (finely sliced)

3 chili padi (sliced)

3 kaffir lime leaves (finely sliced,+3 for garnish)

1½ tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp tom yam paste

½ cup canned tomato sauce

1 egg (beaten)

1½ tbsp mayonnaise

3 tbsp chili sauce

2 tbsp white vinegar

3 tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp honey

¼ cup water

salt (to taste)

oil for deep frying + 1 tbsp oil

1 tsp sugar