Assam Prawns Recipe(Nyonya Sour Prawns Recipe) |
Ingredients: Serves 3-4 |
500 g (1 lb) large prawns (shrimps), center part of shell, feelers and legs removed 3 tablespoons thick tamarind juice, extracted from 100 g (3½ oz tamarind pulp and 3 tablespoons water 1½ teaspoons thick soy sauce 1 tablespoon light soy sauce ½ teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons sugar 500 ml (16 fl oz) cooking oil Garnish: 1 scallion, cut into thin strips of 5-cm (2-inch) length 1 red chili, cut into thin strips |
Method: Marinate the prawns (shrimps) in tamarind juice, soy sauce, salt and sugar for 4 hours in the refrigerator. Heat the cooking oil and deep-fry the prawns (shrimps) until cooked. Garnish with scallions and red chili before serving. Note: Prawns (shrimps) can be pan-fried with 60 ml (2 fl oz) cooking oil if desired. Fry the prawns (shrimps) for 3 minutes, then pour in the marinade and cook until the sauce thickens. Likewise, Spanish mackerel can be cooked this way, but do not add the marinade. omit sugar in the marinade. |
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