Chinese Prawns Recipe

Prawns with chilli jam

Name: Prawns with chilli jam
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 24 raw tiger prawns tails left on; a pinch ground white pepper; 2 eggs beaten; 100g potato flour or cornflour; for frying groundnut oil; a handful to serve coriander leaves; 5 tbsp granulated sugar; 2 medium red chillies chopped

Ching-He Huang

Published: March 25, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Serves 8

A little effort

Total time: 20 mins

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A delicious starter for your own Chinese banquet, this gold and red dish looks fantastic and is surprisingly easy to make

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Complete the dish

Try our Chinese prawns recipe then check out our Chinese chicken dumplings, peking duck pancakes and more Chinese recipes. Make your own chilli jam or use shop-bought, if you prefer.

Ingredients

24 raw tiger prawns

tails left on
a pinch ground white pepper
2 eggs

beaten
100g potato flour or cornflour
for frying groundnut oil
a handful to serve coriander leaves

FOR THE CHILLI JAM

5 tbsp granulated sugar
2 medium red chillies

chopped

Method

step 1

To make the chilli jam, bring 100ml water to the boil, add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the chillies and boil for 5 minutes, cool slightly then pour into a blender and blitz. Transfer to a dipping bowl and set aside. The sauce will thicken and become jammy once cooled.
step 2

Season the prawns with salt and white pepper. Combine the egg and potato flour in a bowl to make a batter.
step 3

Heat a wok or pan ¼ full with groundnut oil. Dip each prawn in the batter and fry a few at a time (don’t crowd the pan) until the batter turns golden. Lift out and drain on kitchen paper. Sprinkle over the coriander and serve with the chilli jam.

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Ching-He Huang

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