• Golden silk prawns

    Serves: 2 - 4

    Ingredients

    • 30ml (2 tbsp) corn flour
    • 10ml (2 tsp) Chinese savoury custard powder (tin is branded Shiqiu Pai)
    • pinch of salt
    • 2 large egg whites
    • oil, for deep-frying
    • 10 prawns, peeled and cleaned, tails intact
    • 60ml (¼ cup) Japanese mayonnaise (the type used for sushi)
    • 500ml (2 cups) spring-roll covers, finely julienned and deep-fried 

    Instructions

    1

    Mix together the corn flour, custard powder and salt, then add the egg whites and mix well.

    2

    Heat the oil, dip the prawns into the batter then drop immediately into the hot oil and deep-fry until just cooked.

    3

    Dip the prawns in the mayonnaise then roll them in the strips of spring roll to form a small nest around each prawn. Serve immediately.

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