Prawn Fritters Recipe

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Prawn Fritters Recipe

Ingredients :

300g

50g

1

3/4 cup

1 tablespoon

1 cup

1/4 teaspoon

3

1 small

Raw prawns

Dried rice vermicelli

Egg

Water

Fish sauce

Plain flour

Bagoong

Spring onions, sliced

Red chili, finely chopped

Cooking oil for deep-frying

Sweet chili sauce to serve

• Peel and de-vein the prawns. Place half the prawns in a food processor and process until smooth.
• Chop the remaining prawns, place them in a bowl with the processed prawns and mix to combine.
• Place the vermicelli in a heatproof bowl, cover with hot water and soak for a minute.
• Drain and cut into short lengths.
• In a small jug, beat the egg, water and fish sauce.
• Sift the flour into another bowl; make a hole in the centre, gradually add the egg mixture and stir until smooth.
• Add the prawn mixture, bagoong, spring onion, chili and vermicelli to the bowl and mix to combine.
• Heat the cooking oil in a large pan or wok. Add a few tablespoons of the mixture to the pan and deep-fry for 3 minutes, or until the fritters are crisp and golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Repeat with the remaining mixture.
• Serve with sweet chili sauce.

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