prawn fritters / croquette de crevette
Ingredients
- 250 g prawns clean and devein
- 50 g plain flour for coating
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- oil for frying
Croquette Batter
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 tsp corn starch
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 65 ml soda water or water
Instructions
Croquette Batter
- In a large mixing bowl, add the plain flour, corn starch, salt and pepper then mix well to combine.
- Pour the soda water to the dry mix then whisk until a smooth batter is obtained, and set aside for later.
Prawn Fritters
- Clean and devein the prawns while leaving the tails on.
- Season the prawns with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Gently coat the seasoned prawns in plain flour and shake off any excess flour.
- Heat up some cooking oil to 190°C / 380°F then gently dip the floured prawns into the croquette batter and carefully drop in the hot oil.
- Deep fry for about 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Take out the prawn fritters from the oil and let them cool down before serving.
Video
Notes
Goes perfectly with our chilli garlic vinegar sauce!
Click here for the recipe!