Tempura Prawn

炸虾

Ingredients

1kg large prawns

120g plain flour

8g potato flour (生粉)

8g wheat flour (澄面粉)

4g baking powder

Pinch of salt 

140g water

70g cooking oil

Pinch of salt

Method:

1. Wash, clean and de-vein prawns. 

2. Sieve plain flour, corn flour, wheat flour and baking power. Mix in salt.

3. Slowly pour in oil, followed by water and stir in one direction with a pair of chopsticks. The batter should be thick. 

4. Heat up wok with sufficient oil. When the oil in wok is heated to 180degreee celcius, dredge the prawn through the batter, let the excess batter drip off for a few seconds and lower the prawn into the hot oil. Repeat this for a few more pieces of prawn. Fry until light golden brown in colour.

Serve hot!