Deep fried Spring Roll Prawns 炸虾春卷

Made this deep fried spring roll prawns the other day. I got the idea from a cooking show of placing a coriander leaf when wrapping the prawns with spring roll wrapper, you can see a hidden leaf after deep fried, look pretty!

Portuguese Prawns 葡汁炒明虾, yuzu giveaway winners

Today i made another batch of pickled mustard green (Kiam Chai) because the price of mustard green is so so cheap RM 1/kg (last time i bought RM 2/kg)..So if you have not tried this pickle veggie, go to wet market grap some mustard green quickly...i think they are over supply now..And i found homemade Kiam Chai is more sour and less salty if compare to store-bought, especially taste delicious when add into Teochew steamed fish.

Come back to today's post, we tried this Portuguese style of prawns when we celebrated Mother's day in a Chinese restaurant nearby. We were enjoyed so much of this yummy prawn, the sauce was sweet, sour and full of curry aroma. I tried to recall the taste and re-create this dish recently, and it was really good, especially licking the sauce from the shell, yummy!

Ya, i have to say sorry to my silent readers again, because this time Random org still pick two winners from bloggers and they are also my blogger's friend, check it out below.

Chinese steamed prawns with egg white

Seeing my blogger friend Wendy (Table for two or more) this week post about prawn related dishes..I also like to share with you this steamed prawn with egg white..the additional of egg white make the sauce taste silky and smooth..

Deep Fried Prawns with Salted egg yolk

I took four homemade salted eggs out from the fridge after kept it for 10days to making this dish, deep fried prawns coated with salted egg yolk. This dish also can be served in Chinese New Year Re-union dinner..

Prawn dumplings / Har Gow 虾饺

Prawn dumplings / Har Gow is one of the dim sum item that we will not miss if we take dim sum outside. And it is not difficult to prepare Har Gow at home actually.

King of soy sauce prawn, Encore !!

I just realized that i have few dishes have yet to post it up, only so busy posting those baking items, hehehe. Today i would like to re-post this King of soy sauce prawn ( my old post here, poor quality of phone's photo) as this is one of our favourite prawn dish.

Stir-fried butter sauce prawns

This is my kid's favourite prawn dish especially Lucas.

He likes to lick the prawn shells before removing the shells, then dip the peeled prawns with the butter sauce, YUMMY!!

Stir-fried butter sauce prawns
(printable recipe)

500g medium prawns
Enough oil for deep-frying

2tbsp butter
150ml Evaporated milk
5 sprigs curry leaves
3 small chilies, cut into small pieces
5 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2tsp sugar
1/2tsp salt

1. Wash prawns well and drain. Keep shells intact. Season prawns with light soy sauce and pepper and marinate for 30mins.
2. Heat enough oil until hot. Deep-fry prawns until cooked. Remove and drain from oil.
3. Melt butter in a heated wok/pan, add in chopped garlic, curry leaves and chili, stir fry till fragrant.
4. Add in deep-fried prawns and milk, seasoning with salt and sugar, quickly stir to mix with the sauce, turn off the heat (Do not over cooked, not more than 1min).
5. Dish out, serve with rice or Mantou (Chinese bread).

Happy Cooking !!

Salt and Pepper Prawns

My son Lucas love prawn dishes especially butter prawn, but this time I cooked something different-Salt and Pepper prawns for him to try.

Salt and pepper prawns

Ingredients
350g medium large prawns
2 stalks of spring onion
1 red chili, seeded and chopped
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 and 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp pepper
½ tsp of black pepper
A dash of Chinese five spice powder
1tsp sugar

Marinate prawns with:-
½ tsp light soy sauce
½ tsp pepper
2tbsp of tapioca/ corn flour

1. Trim prawns and season with marinade for about 30mins
2. Heat cooking oil in a wok until hot and deep-fry prawns until cooked (2-3minutes). Remove and drain from oil.
3. In another clean wok, sauté garlic with oil till fragrant, set aside.
4. Combine salt, five spice powder, pepper and dark pepper in a clean wok, fry about 30seconds
5. Return prawns to the wok and add fried garlic, chopped spring onion and chilli. Toss and fry briefly.

He likes this too, but still prefers butter prawn !!

Happy Cooking !!

King of soy sauce prawn

Tasted this delicious prawn at the Palace Restaurant PJ during CNY, unforgettable taste. I tried to cook at home, the taste was finger licking good!!

Recipe:-

1) Heat oil and very quickly fry the prawn about 1 min( color turn red), set aside once done.

2) Use the remaining oil, add in garlic ( a lot) and dried prawn, fry till aroma.

3) Add in the prawns, season with premium soy sauce (xi yao wong) and little sugar, stir-fry and mixed well.

4) Add some spring onion before dish out

5) Served hot.

*** this was a photo took earlier using mobile phone, sorry for poor quality.