Golden silk prawns

October 3, 2011 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Golden silk prawns recipe
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Golden silk prawns

Serves: 2 - 4

Ingredients

  • 30ml (2 tbsp) corn flour
  • 10ml (2 tsp) Chinese savoury custard powder (tin is branded Shiqiu Pai)
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 large egg whites
  • oil, for deep-frying
  • 10 prawns, peeled and cleaned, tails intact
  • 60ml (¼ cup) Japanese mayonnaise (the type used for sushi)
  • 500ml (2 cups) spring-roll covers, finely julienned and deep-fried 

Instructions

1

Mix together the corn flour, custard powder and salt, then add the egg whites and mix well.

2

Heat the oil, dip the prawns into the batter then drop immediately into the hot oil and deep-fry until just cooked.

3

Dip the prawns in the mayonnaise then roll them in the strips of spring roll to form a small nest around each prawn. Serve immediately.

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