Asian-Inspired Prawn and Spring Onion Cakes
| Published: 28th February 2008 10:57 |
Spicy little bites of prawn and spring onion, perfect for lifting you into spring mode, even if it is drizzling and grey outside. These crunchy bites work well as a starter, accompaniment to a Chinese meal or served with salad as a light lunch.
Makes: 16 balls
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
200g Prawns, chopped
3 cm Ginger, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 red chilli, seeds removed and chopped
50g Coriander, chopped
2 spring onions, chopped
2 tbsp cornflour
1 egg
1 tbsp Sesame oil
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 pinch Salt
Vegetable oil, to deep fry
To serve:
2 Limes, cut into wedges
Method
1. Tip the prawns, ginger, garlic, chilli, coriander, spring onion and cornflour into a food processor, blend until well mixed but no too mushy. Add the egg, sesame oil, rice wine, soy sauce and salt, blitz briefly to combine all the ingredients.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok (or deep saucepan) over a medium heat. Drop teaspoons of the mixture into the hot oil, turning over when golden on one side this takes about 2 minutes for each side.
3. Lift the prawn balls out with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper
4. Squeeze lime juice over them before serving and serve immediately.
What do you think?
You will need to sign in to post a comment to this article. if you do not have an AboutMyArea account, you can join now for free.
