Friday, January 9, 2009

Crispy Prawns

Ingredients
16 Tiger Prawns (cooked and defrosted)
125g Plain Flour
150ml Beer
1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Parsley
2 Eggs (whites only)
Salt
1 Tablespoon Oil (for the batter)
Oil (for deep Frying)
8Tablespoons Mayonnaise
2 Cloves Garlic (crushed)
2 Tablespoons Chopped Thyme
1 Teaspoon Grated Lemon Rind
Tabasco Sauce (optional but lovely)

Equipment
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
2 Mixing Bowls
1 Garlic Press
1 Wok
1 Slotted Metal Spoon
1 Balloon Whisk
1 Fork
Kitchen Paper

The Good Bit
  1. In one mixing bowl, put the flour along with a pinch of salt and beat in the beer and oil with a fork, whisk the egg whites with the balloon whisk until they are very stiff then gently fold them into the batter with the fork along with the parsley, when you have an even mixture, drop in the prawns and get them coated evenly all over.
  2. Heat half a wok of oil up to 190c 375f and fry the prawns in batches for 2-3 minutes until they are a lovely golden colour, remove them with the slotted spoon, leave to stand on the kitchen paper.
  3. Mix all of the remaining ingredients together from the mayonnaise down and use as a dip, or you could use one of the other sauces suggested in the links section on the front page, such as the sweet and sour dip.
Serves 4