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Friday, 25 January 2013

Golden Cereal Prawns

Golden Cereal Prawns

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves 3-4 people
Level of difficulty: ©©©©©


Ingredients

- 500g tiger prawns (deveined)
- 2 stalks of curry leaves
- 2 bird's eye chili (chopped)
- 30g butter or margarine
- Corn flour (to coat the prawns for deep frying)
- 1 egg yolk
Cereal Mix
- 200g Nestum original cereal
- 50g Milk powder (please do not use milk in liquid form)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Marinade prawns with salt and pepper for 30 minutes.
2. Heat cooking oil in a wok. Mix the prawns well with egg yolk. Dust with corn flour before putting the prawns in the frying oil.
3. Deep-fry prawns in hot oil for 3-4 minutes till golden.
4. Drain on paper towel and set aside for later use.
5. Melt butter in a wok.
6. Add curry leaves, chopped chili padi and Nestum cereal mix.
7. Quickly stir-fry for 2 minutes, till cereal changes color, feels light and crunchy.
8. Toss in fried prawn. Mix well and remove from heat.



Steamed Herbal Prawns

Steamed Herbal Prawns

Preps Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves 3-4 people
Level of difficulty: ©©©©©


Ingredients

- 500g large prawns (Remove pincers and feelers)
- 2 tbsp Hua Tiao Wine
- Pinch of salt & pepper
- 5 Honey dates (cut open and remove the seed)
- 5 slices of yu zhu
- 5 slices of dang gui
- 1 tbsp of gou zi
- 1tsp of sesami oil
- 2 tbsp of water


Direction

1. Clean the prawns and cut the feelers. Marinate the prawns with salt and pepper for 15 minutes.
2. Soak all the chinese herbs in the hua tiao wine to absorb the fragrance for 15 minutes.
3. Add in the sesami oil, water & salt and pepper to taste.
3. Spread the prawns evenly on a large plate.
4. Pour the mixture over the prawns.
5. Steam the prawns in the steamer with boiling water for 10 minutes.
6. Garnish with sliced spring onions and serve hot.