Crispy Singapore King Prawns

This is a cracking little dish for a Friday night treat with a couple of cold Tsingtao beers! It’s dead easy and will only take about 20 minutes start to finish…..Anything Jamie Oliver can do you can too trust me! This recipe will serve 2 but just double up for a family meal. If you can try and buy your prawns from your local fishmonger. You will get way better produce and it generally costs less. I got these from Seaview Fisheries in North Shields,  if you haven’t been get yourself down there and pick up something special for your dinner.

You will need:

10-12 Large King Prawns

2 Cloves of Garlic

1/2 Red Chilli

2 Banana Shallots

1/2 Inch Finely Sliced Ginger

2 Spring Onions

Pack of Vermicelli Noodles

2 tbs Cornflour

1 Tsp Chinese Five Spice

Fresh Coriander

For the Sauce

1 tbs Clear Honey

1 tbs Fish Sauce

2 tbs Tomato Sauce

1 tbs Dark Soy

Juice of 1/4 Lemon

2 tsp Chilli Bean Paste

Finely Chopped Clove of garlic

1 tsp Sesame Oil

1/2 Inch Chopped Ginger

Pinch of Salt and Pepper

1. Combine all the sauce mix in a bowl and set to one side until needed.

2. Slice up your shallots in to long thin strips. Finely slice the chilli and spring onion. Do the same with the ginger and garlic. Quickly stir fry them and then take off the heat ready to add to the finished dish.

3. In to a bowl add the cornflour and Chinese five spice. Give it a good stir through so its well mixed.

4. Heat up sunflower or vegetable oil in a pan about 1cm deep. It should be hot but not smoking. Toss the prawns in the flour and tap off the excess. Drop in to the oil and cook on both sides for about 2 minutes per side or until just cooked through.

5. Once they are done put in to a very low oven just to keep warm.

6. Pour all the sauce mix and cooked onions in to a frying pan to heat through. Meanwhile cook your noodles as per the instructions in salted water.

7. Drop the prawns in to the sauce and toss until they are all coated. Drain off your noodles then immediately dress with a little light soy and sesame oil.

8. Arrange in a bowl with the noodles first then the prawns. Finally top with some fresh spring onions, coriander and sesame seeds.

Enjoy!