Honey Prawns Recipe 395 Recipes

HONEYED PRAWNS (SHRIMP)-

Steps:

• Peel the prawns leaving the tails intact.
• Heat the oil in a wok or heavy based pan. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir-fry the prawns until pink, cooking in two batches.Return all of the prawns to the pan and stir in the honey and the soy or tamari sauce.
• Serve on a bed of boiled rice and sprinkle with sliced shallots or chopped coriander and sesame seeds.

HONEY PRAWNS (SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Whisk cornflour and 1 tablespoon stock in a jug until smooth and stir in honey and remaining stock.
• Heat a wok over medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil and swirl to coat.
• Stir fry prawns, in batches, for 2 to 3 minutes or until just turning pink and transfer to a bowl.
• Heat remaining oil in wok and add carrot and stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until just tender and then add garlic, sesame seeds and snow peas and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Return prawns to the wok and add honey mixture and green onion and stir fry for 2 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens and prawns are cook through.
• Serve.

HONEY PRAWNS - STAYS CRISPY FOR AGES!

Steps:

• Salt prawns: Mix prawns with salt. (Don't do this ahead, salt makes prawns sweat = compromise crispy coating!)
• Dust: Place 1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch in a bowl. Dip prawn in, shake off excess then put on a plate. Repeat with all prawns.
• Chill dry ingredients: Whisk together flour, cornflour/cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Place in fridge while oil heats up. (Helps keep batter cold, cold batter = crispier prawns)
• Heat oil: Fill small pot or large saucepan with 4cm / 1.7" oil. Heat to 160°C/320°F on medium high stove.
• Make cold batter: When the oil is near target temp, add soda water into the dry ingredients. Then do the minimum whisks to just combine (10 or so) - a few lumps ok, better than whisking too much (changes coating texture).
• Batter thickness: Should fully coat prawns easily, not be see-through, but not thick and heavy. See video at 38 seconds for cues. Use extra soda water 1 teaspoon at a time to achieve right thickness.
• Dredge: Holding a prawn by the tail, dip into the batter then hold up for a 2 seconds to let the excess batter drip off. Then carefully place in oil. Repeat with another 5 prawns (6 per batch).
• 3 minutes Fry #1: Cook for 3 minutes until light golden and crispy. When you pick them up, you can tell it's very crispy.
• Drain and repeat: Place prawns on a tray with paper towels. Repeat with remaining prawns. I cook in 4 batches. Don't crowd the pot as it brings oil temperature down too much.
• Cool prawns for 20 minutes (Note 5). Meanwhile, make Sauce.
• Simmer: Place ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to simmer, turn down stove to medium low then leave to simmer for 3 minutes.
• Syrupy consistency: The consistency should be like maple syrup (see video). Turn off stove, place lid on to keep warm (when cool, it gets too thick to toss prawns in it).
• Heat oil to 200°C/390°F.
• 3 minutes Fry #2: Place half the prawns in oil (you can crowd the pot for Fry #2). Cook for 3 minutes or until it changes from pale golden to very golden, then remove to a paper towel-lined plate. You can tell by touching that it's built-to-last crispy! More golden = crispier (but don't overcook the prawns!) Repeat with remaining prawns.
• Quickly toss: Transfer prawns to a metal bowl then pour over Honey Sauce. Quickly toss with rubber spatula to coat prawns in sauce. (Sauce starts thickening if you take too long, so be quick!)
• Garnish: Pile prawns over crispy rice noodles (if using), scatter with sesame seeds, green onion and serve!
• At any point while oil is hot, drop a wad of noodles into hot oil, wait 3 seconds until it puffs up, then remove with tongs.
• Drain on paper towels, place on plate. Top with prawns! (Note: Crispy noodles stays crispy "forever" so you can do this well ahead. Not for eating - is flavourless.)

HONEY WALNUT PRAWNS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, place walnut halves and enough water to cover plus another inch; boil for 10 minutes then remove and drain walnuts (discard water).
• Place in the saucepan the walnuts, 2 cups water, and 1/2 cup sugar and boil for an additional 10 minutes.
• Remove walnuts from the water, drain well, pat dry with paper towels, then stir with honey in a bowl until they're coated well.
• Deep fry the walnuts in peanut oil at approximately 325 F for 5 to 8 minutes, until golden; set aside, placed on plate or cookie sheet to drain (don't use paper towels because they'll stick).
• Shell and de-vein the prawns or shrimp (leaving the tails intact), then dry well with a paper towel.
• Coat the prawns with the egg white, roll in Panko, and deep fry three or four at a time (to keep from sticking together) in peanut oil for 2 minutes.
• In a bowl, mix the garlic, vinegar, mayonnaise, sweetened condensed milk and sugar, then toss together with the prawns in a hot wok or frying pan and sauté for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring, until they're well-coated.
• Serve immediately with walnuts over cooked rice.
• Makes 4 to 6 servings.

HONEY-WALNUT PRAWNS

Steps:

• Boil walnuts in 5 cups water for 10 minutes; drain.
• Place walnuts and 1/2 cup sugar into 2 pints of boiling water. Boil for another 10 minutes.
• Remove walnuts from water and coat with honey.
• Heat 2 cups oil until almost smoking, then fry walnuts until they are shiny and brown, about 5-8 minutes.
• Remove and place on cookie sheet to cool.
• Mix cornstarch and egg whites together to form a thick, sticky mixture. Mix shrimp into this mixture and set aside.
• Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice and condensed milk in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil and deep fry shrimp until golden. (Put only a few in at a time or they will stick together).
• Drain shrimp and then fold into mayonnaise sauce.
• Serve over the cabbage the sauce is great with it.

HONEY SESAME PRAWNS

Steps:

• Have prawns ready and patted dry.
• Have pan hot and oiled. You will need a heavy based pan as you need to keep the heat up or you will stew the prawns.
• Add the ginger, garlic and onions; fry for 30 seconds moving constantly.
• Add prawns and cook for 30 seconds moving and mixing with the paste.
• Add the sesame oil and honey and cook for further 30 seconds.
• Add the water and seeds deglaze the pan and mix all together and place on a serving dish.
• This all should be done inabout 2 minutes and on high heat and you need to keep the food moving in the pan.
• Serve with rice, soy sauce to taste.

HONEY, SESAME & ORANGE KING PRAWNS

Steps:

• Mix the oil, orange zest and juice, honey, soy and vinegar in a bowl, then combine the cornflour, sesame seeds, five-spice and a pinch of salt in another bowl. Run a small knife down the back of each prawn, so they butterfly out as they cook, helping more sauce stick to them.
• Toss the prawns through the cornflour mixture. Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan. When it's very hot, add the garlic. Sizzle for 10 secs, but don't let it brown. Add the prawns and any flour and seeds left in the bowl. Stir-fry over a high heat for a few minutes, until the prawns are pink and the sesame seeds are golden. Tip the prawns onto a plate and pour the sauce mixture into the wok. Bubble for a few minutes until thickened. Add the prawns back to the wok and stir to coat in the sauce. Heat through for another 30 seconds. Top with spring onions and serve with rice.