The appetizer recipes crispy whole prawn stuffed with meat. Make it a typical Filipino dish for your next party.
Total time: 30mins - 60minsYield: 3-4 Serves
INGREDIENTS
- 500g large prawns (approximately 30-35 pcs of prawns)
- 120g minced pork or beef
- 1/4 cup spring onions (finely chopped)
- 1/4 cup water chestnuts (finely chopped)
- 1/4 cup carrots (finely shredded)
- 2 cloves garlic (peeled, finely minced)
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 15 pcs spring roll wrappers (diagonally cut into two triangles)
- Cooking oil (for deep frying)
HOW TO MAKE
- Peel prawns and remove prawn heads, leaving the tail intact. Using a small knife, make an incision all the way down the centre of the prawn’s back, to remove and discard the vein.
- Spread open the prawn until it lies flat, belly facing up. Make a small slit across on the belly close to the tail. This is to prevent the prawn from curling up when cooking. Set prawns aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all other ingredients except for spring roll wrappers, stir well until ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
- Place about 1/2 tsp of the meat mixture in the centre of the butterflied prawn, then close around filling by pressing the sides of the prawn flesh together.
- Arrange triangle spring roll wrapper with pointed side facing up on working bench. Place a stuffed prawn in the middle of one spring roll wrapper, then fold right side of the wrapper over the stuffed prawn, and then fold the pointed side down. Then roll the wrapper tightly around the prawn, moistening the sides with a dap of water and pressing gently but firmly to seal it. Place the wrapped stuffed prawn on a platter, seam side down and cover with a moist paper towel to avoid from drying out.
- Heat about 5cm of oil in a deep pot or pan over medium heat. When oil is hot enough and not smoking yet, add in the stuffed prawn rolls, turning sides constantly until rolls are golden and cooked through.
- Remove from pan and drain on a wire rack.
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