Honey Prawns - stays crispy for ages!

Name: Honey Prawns - stays crispy for ages!
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 porsi
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 300 g / 10oz prawns/shrimp (, peeled with tail on (600g/1.2lb whole unpeeled) (Note 1)); 1/2 tsp kosher/cooking salt ((halve for table salt)); 1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch; 9 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch ((Note 2)); 6 tbsp flour (, plain/all-purpose); 1/2 tsp baking powder ((NOT baking soda)); 1/2 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking (halve for table salt)); 2/3 cup + 1 tbsp COLD soda water, club soda or seltzer water ((NOT sparkling mineral water, Note 3)); 3 - 4 cups vegetable or canola oil ((~4cm / 1.5" depth in a pot)); 1/3 cup (100g) honey; 1.5 tbsp (25g) glucose OR corn syrup (light) ((Note 4)); 1 tbsp light soy sauce ((or all-purpose)); 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine ((or mirin)); 25 g / 2 oz Vermicelli rice noodles (optional) (, a wad of it (not mung bean noodles, it must be rice noodles)); Sesame seeds, finely sliced green onions

Recipe video above. A recipe for old school Chinese restaurant style Honey Prawns! This recipe uses a proven method used in my Honey Chicken recipe for Honey Prawns that stays crispy hours even after coating in the sauce!1. Double coating - cornflour/cornstarch to seal in juices, followed by batter.

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Bahan-bahan

4 porsi

300 g / 10oz prawns/shrimp (, peeled with tail on (600g/1.2lb whole unpeeled) (Note 1))
1/2 tsp kosher/cooking salt ((halve for table salt))
1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch
9 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch ((Note 2))
6 tbsp flour (, plain/all-purpose)
1/2 tsp baking powder ((NOT baking soda))
1/2 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking (halve for table salt))
2/3 cup + 1 tbsp COLD soda water, club soda or seltzer water ((NOT sparkling mineral water, Note 3))
3 - 4 cups vegetable or canola oil ((~4cm / 1.5" depth in a pot))
1/3 cup (100g) honey
1.5 tbsp (25g) glucose OR corn syrup (light) ((Note 4))
1 tbsp light soy sauce ((or all-purpose))
2 tsp Chinese cooking wine ((or mirin))
25 g / 2 oz Vermicelli rice noodles (optional) (, a wad of it (not mung bean noodles, it must be rice noodles))
Sesame seeds, finely sliced green onions

Langkah-langkah

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.)

Estimasi Nutrisi (per porsi)

482 kkal

Protein 16g (19%)

Karbohidrat 42g (49%)

Lemak 28g (32%)

Makronutrien

Kalori48224% AKG

Protein16g32% AKG

Karbohidrat42g14% AKG

Lemak28g43% AKG

*AKG = Angka Kecukupan Gizi berdasarkan diet 2.000 kalori

💰 Estimasi Harga

Total Bahan Rp 200

Per Porsi Rp 50/porsi

🏠 Lebih hemat ~Rp 400 dari beli jadi!

📋 Rincian Harga Bahan (7% bahan terdeteksi)

Bahan	Jumlah	Harga Satuan	Subtotal
/ 10oz prawns/shrimp	300 g	-	-
kosher/cooking salt	0.5 tsp	-	-
cornflour/cornstarch	0.5 cup	-	-
cornflour/cornstarch	9 tbsp	-	-
flour	6 tbsp	-	-
baking powder	0.5 tsp	Rp 8.000/100g	Rp 200
salt	0.5 tsp	-	-
+ 1 tbsp COLD soda water	0.6666666666666666 cup	-	-
- 4 cups vegetable or canola oil	3	-	-
	0.3333333333333333 cup	-	-
	1.5 tbsp	-	-
light soy sauce	1 tbsp	-	-
Chinese cooking wine	2 tsp	-	-
/ 2 oz Vermicelli rice noodles	25 g	-	-
Sesame seeds	-	-	-