Violet’s Golden Nuggets
To season prawns
Components
50g garlic
10g ginger
½ crimson chilli
2 Tbs lime juice
2 to three tsp fish sauce
2 tsp lemon zest
3 Tbs cornflour
Methodology
Minimize garlic, ginger and chillies roughly and grind in a meals processor until fantastic with the lime juice and fish sauce. Add the lemon zest and cornflour, combine effectively.
Residence-made bitter and sizzling chilli sauce
Components
1 Tbs assam (tamarind)
1/3 cup water
5 cloves of garlic, finely pounded
2 Tbs chilli powder
2 Tbs darkish soya sauce (regular watery high quality)
1 tsp sugar
20 shallots, diced
2 inexperienced chillies, sliced
Methodology
1. Combine the tamarind with water and knead to extract the juice. Pressure to take away the pulp.
2. Combine the tamarind juice with the garlic, chilli powder, soya sauce and sugar.
3. Simply earlier than serving, combine within the shallots and inexperienced chillies.
4. Hold some inexperienced chillies and shallots for garnish on high of the chilli sauce.
Prawns fried in spring-roll pores and skin
Components
20 to 30 massive prawns – tiger or crimson leg
2 Tbs cornflour
3 Tbs water
20 frozen spring-roll skins
4 to five cups corn or canola oil
Methodology
1. Shell the prawns, leaving the tails on.
2. Minimize down the again and take away the black intestinal vein, wash and pat dry. Make a slit down the size of every prawn on the other of the lower aspect.
3. Toss prawns within the seasoning combination and go away to marinate for quarter-hour. Clear the uncovered tails with a paper towel.
4. Combine 1 Tbs of cornflour with 3 Tbs of water to kind a slurry.
5. Peel off one spring-roll pores and skin, lower into two triangles, brush the cornflour slurry across the three sides and fold round a prawn to surround it totally.
6. Repeat until all of the prawns are folded within the spring-roll skins.
7. Warmth the oil and deep-fry the prawns – about six to eight at a time on medium warmth – until the rolls are golden brown.
8. Drain on paper towels positioned on a wire rack. Function a Chinese language New 12 months snack at any time of day or evening.
Notice: The Golden Nuggets may be wrapped and frozen until able to be cooked. Deep-fry whereas nonetheless frozen – don’t defrost. The prepared deep-fried Golden Nuggets may also be frozen and re-fried simply earlier than serving, straight out of the freezer. Once more, don’t defrost.
Serves 4 to 6
