King Prawns With Hot And Sweet Dipping Sauce Food

CRISPY PRAWNS WITH WASABI MAYO & SWEET CHILLI PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• To make the mayo, mix the wasabi powder with 1 tbsp water to form a paste. Stir in the mayonnaise and sugar, then cover and chill. For the chilli dip, whizz the pepper, sweet chilli sauce and lime juice together in a food processor or blender until smooth. Set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk the egg and potato flour together with 4 tbsp very cold water to make a batter. Stir in the prawns.
• Heat the oil in a deep saucepan until a piece of bread browns in it after about 15 secs. Line a tray with kitchen paper. Lift the prawns out of the batter and fry, a few at a time, until the batter is golden and prawns pink. Lift onto the kitchen paper to drain, then sprinkle with salt. Serve hot, ready to dunk into the dips.

KING PRAWNS WITH THAI DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place fish sauce, vinegar and caster sugar in a saucepan with 4.5 fl oz water and bring gently to boiling point. Allow to cool and stir in lime juice.
• Heat a frying pan and add the oil. When hot, add prawns and toss gently for 2-3 minutes, until they are completely pink. Dish on to a large plate and scatter with mint leaves and some sea salt.
• Serve with the dipping sauce.

SALT & PEPPER PRAWNS

Steps:

• First, make the dipping sauce. Crush the garlic, coriander and chilli using a pestle and mortar. (If you don't have one, just finely chop.) Pound in the sugar until dissolved, then add the lime juice and fish sauce. It should taste sweet, salty and spicy.
• To make the spice mix, toast the Sichuan and black peppercorns in a frying pan over a medium heat for 1 min or until fragrant. Finely grind in a spice mill or using a pestle and mortar, then add the salt and chilli flakes and mix together. Transfer to a bowl.
• Combine the spice mix with the cornflour. Heat 7.5cm of oil in a large wok or deep heavy-based saucepan. You can test the temperature by frying a small piece of bread - it should sizzle instantly and take 20 secs to turn golden. Toss the prawns with the spice mix, shake off the excess and deep-fry, in batches, for 1-2 mins or until crisp at the edges and starting to curl. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on a baking tray lined with kitchen paper and keep warm while you cook the remaining prawns. Scatter over the pea shoots or salad leaves, if you like, and serve with the dipping sauce.

KING PRAWNS WITH HOT AND SWEET DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel the prawns leaving the tails intact. Remove the black vein that runs along the back of each one (my partner does this so well!! hehe) then skewer the prawns on the wooden skewers. Mix togehter the sesame oil, lime juice and chopped coriander in a shallow bowl. Lay the skewerd prawns in this mixture and cover and chill for 30minutes, turning once, so the prawns absorb the marinade. Make the sauce. Heat the vinegar, fish sauce, water, sugar and salt until boiling. Take of the heat and leave to cool. Mix together the garlic, ginger, chilli and coriander in a small serving bowl. Add the cooled vinegar mixture and stir together. Arrange the prawns on foil lined grill place under preheated grill for about 6minutes turning once and basting often with the marinade, until cooked, place them on a serving plate, garnish with the coriander and serve with the dipping sauce