Sunday, February 24, 2013

Sweet sour prawns

I just surprised myself - always thought these little delicious pockets of pleasure where beyond my culinary abilities

Batter -
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 egg
Salt and pepper

Sauce
1 capsicum- chopped
1 cucumber - chopped
2 tomatoes - chopped
1 brown onion - chopped
3 cloves of garlic - chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons white vinegar

Optional if you want the sauce thick 1 -2 tablespoons corn flour with water to slightly dilute prior to adding

Prawns
About 350 gr prawns

Directions Prawns
To make the prawns make the batter ( its on to be lumpy) then put prawns in and straight into hot oil - they need to deep Fry

Deep fry till light brown and crispy

Directions sauce
Fry onions and garlic in a little oil
Add capsicum, and cucumber, dry these a little then add tomato and prawns

Add sugar, vinegar, soy, oyster Sauce

Let heat up - add corn flour and water if thickening

Serve with steamed rice





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