1 minute Prawn Appetiser
A spongy Prawn appetiser that takes a minute to combine and a minute to cook
Prawns are my all time favourite seafood. They taste great, cooks almost instantly and the sponginess is just to die for. I can’t say if I have ever refused to try any type of dish or appetiser made out of shrimp or prawns. One of my favourite prawn recipes is Prawn bhuna and that is so tasty to have with some warm rice. In my todays vlog I am sharing with you the recipe I came up with just recently.
Story behind this recipe
Just few weeks back I was making another dish with some quality Shrimps and I had just a little bit leftover. I was busy in making the recipe video and taking snaps for my blog and at the same time I was thinking of making dinner for my toddler. I was busy busy but I just didn’t want to throw away the shrimp paste. So I decided to put it in a piping bag for later use. After finishing all my videography and photography I was tired but the leftover shrimp paste did not skip from my mind. So I deep fry them using the same oil I used for my other seafood dish. And the result is a tasty Seafood appetiser that looks appealing.
How to serve these Appetisers
These Prawn appetisers make great snacks to serve to your guests. They can be offered on their own with some sauce. I personally like to serve them with some Thai sweet chili sauce and I make them at home. You may also serve them on a seafood platter and I can guarantee it will be all gone in no time. Their spongy texture makes them a fun snack for kids so you can either offer them as a snack at home or as a healthy item for their lunchbox.
1 minute Prawn Appetiser
Ingredients
- 250 g Prawns
- 1 Egg white
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- 1 Tbsp Corn Flour
- Oil For Deep Frying
Instructions
- Devein Prawns and dab with kitchen towel to take out excess moisture.
- Put Prawns, Egg white, Salt, Black pepper powder, Garlic powder, Sesame oil and Corn flour in food processor and run for around 1 minute.
- Put mixture in piping bag and cut a hole.
- Put oil in a pan and wait until it's medium hot.
- Pipe 1 inch Shrimp paste into oil and cook for just 1 minute on all sides.
- Take out in kitchen towel to drain excess oil.
Notes
- Make sure there is no extra water on the shrimp. Use a kitchen towel to take out extra moisture.
- Run food processor for around 1 minute to give the mixture some air and volume.
- If you do not like the strong flavour of Sesame oil, use some other oil.
- If oil is too hot your shrimp appetisers will burn and if it’s too low then they will absorb a lot of oil and when taken out of oil they will shrink.
I have made a demonstration video for this recipe which I have already posted in my YouTube channel Bubli’s World Cuisine. Sometimes it’s easier to follow the steps with a visual demonstration. If you like this recipe, you might like my other fish recipes too.