Golden Prawn Puff Recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes +  30 minutes resting
Total cooking time: 5-10 minutes
Recipe serves 4-6

Ingredients

4 medium red chillies
350g raw prawn meat

½ cup fresh coriander leaves

2 egg whites

1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

2 cloves garlic ( chopped)

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1/3 cup rice flour or cornflour

½ cup oil for frying

chilli sauce for dipping

Method

1. Finely chop the red chilies. Place the chilies in a food processor with the prawn meat. coriander leaves, egg whites, ginger, garlic, chillies and fish sauce.

2. Process all the ingredients for 10 seconds or until the mixture is well combined. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the flour. Refrigerate the mixture for at least 30 minutes or until you are ready to fry the puffs.

3. Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan. Drop rounded teaspoonful of the mixture very gently into the hot oil and cook for 2 minutes, carefully turning them with tongs until golden brown on all sides. Drain the puffs on paper towels and serve immediately with chilli sauce. Golden Prawn Puffs look particularlly nice served with lime wedges and sprig of coriander.

Hint

Do not overprocess or overcook the mixture or it will become tough.