Golden Salted Egg Prawns 金沙虾碌
Author: Bear Naked Food
Recipe type: Seafood
Serves: serves 3 to 4
- 800g (about 12) medium-sized prawns – peeled and de-veined
- 1 egg – yolk and white separated (reserve yolk for sauce)
- 1 tsp Chinese cooking wine
- ¼ tsp salt
- Few dashes white pepper
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- Salted Egg Yolk sauce:
- 4 salted egg yolks – steamed and mashed (click here for preparation)
- 2 – 3 stalks curry leaves – remove leaves from stalks
- 1 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 red chilli - sliced
- 30g unsalted butter
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- Cooking oil
- Place cleaned prawns in a medium bowl. Season with salt, pepper and pour in egg white. Mix well.
- Add in corn starch and give it a final mix.
- Heat enough oil (about 3 inches height from the base) in a pot or deep pan.
- Carefully add in prawns and fry both sides over high heat for about 30 seconds, or until they turn red.
- Drain and set aside.
- Using a clean pan, melt the butter and add in mashed salt egg yolks.
- Cook over medium low heat until melted and foamy.
- Add in curry leaves, garlic, cut chilli and stir fry until fragrance.
- Season with sugar, chicken powder and stir well.
- Drizzle in reserved egg yolk, stirring continuously so it will integrate with the salted egg yolk.
- Toss in prawns and mix well so the sauce coats each prawn thoroughly.
- Serve hot.
Recipe by Bear Naked Food at https://www.bearnakedfood.com/2020/07/03/golden-salted-egg-prawns/
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