Salt and pepper prawns

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Recipe «Salt and pepper prawns» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1kg green king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact, 1 eggwhite, lightly beaten, 3/4 cup plain flour, 1 tbsp salt, 3/4 cup cornflour , 1 tbsp piri piri seasoning, oil, for deep-frying, lime wedges, to serve .

Ingredients:

  • 1kg green king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact 
  • 1 eggwhite, lightly beaten 
  • 3/4 cup plain flour 
  • 1 tbsp salt 
  • 3/4 cup cornflour 
  • 1 tbsp piri piri seasoning 
  • oil, for deep-frying 
  • lime wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Combine prawns and eggwhite. Toss well. Cover. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 180°C. Sift flour, salt and cornflour together. Add seasoning.
  3. Pour oil into a wok until it is one-third full. Heat over medium-high heat until a piece of bread browns in 15 seconds.
  4. Drain prawns. Toss in flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Cook, in batches, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until cooked through. Keep warm in oven while cooking remaining prawns. Serve with lime wedges.