From DN Recipes by David Nagy · Food & Beverage

Crispy Honey Shrimp

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Crispy Honey Shrimp
Lightly battered crispy fried shrimp/prawns glazed with sweet and savoury honey garlic sauce
Prep Time: 10 minutes  Cook Time: 15 minutes  Servings: 2n

Ingredients
  • 12 oz Prawns ( About 350 g, Peeled and devenied )
  • 2 cloves Garlic ( Fine chopped )
  • 2 Spring onions ( green onions ) cut thin slices
  • Toasted sesame seeds ( To serve )
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Ginger
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil
  • Vegetable oil ( sunflower, peanut, canola, or any neutral flavoured vegetable oil )
  • 1 Egg

Coating Flour Mix (OR 1.5 cups Fish Fry Mix)
  • 1 cup Corn Starch ( Or potato starch/flour )
  • ⅓ cup Plain flour ( All purpose flour )
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda

Honey Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Corn starch ( or potato starch/ flour )
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice ( Or lime/orange juice )
  • ¼ cup Chicken stock ( or vegetable stock / water )

Crispy Chili Sauce
  • 1 cup mayo
  • 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce
  • Sriracha to your liking
  • 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions
  1. Pat dry the king prawns/shrimp with paper towel. Season with simple salt, black pepper and sesame oil. Mix well and set aside.
  2. In a small mixing bowl add honey, soy sauce, sugar, corn starch, chicken stock, sesame oil and lemon juice. Mix until the sugar and corn starch dissolve well.
  3. Mix the corn starch, plain flour and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Mix well to combine all ingredients evenly.
  4. Break one egg white into the seasoned prawns, mix it well.
  5. Dredge the prawns in the flour mix, dip and press gently to coat evenly. Place the coated prawns on the tray and repeat the process to the remaining prawns. Toss the excess flour out before frying.
  6. Heat the vegetable oil to high heat about 340° - 350° F and fry the prawns about 2 minutes until crispy. Remove from oil and transfer to cooling rack or paper towel.
  7. In a large wok/pan, drizzle 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and fry the chopped garlic for few seconds and pour the honey sauce mixture in. Stir continuously until the sauce start to get thicken.
  8. Place the fried prawns in the sauce and toss well to combine the sauce and prawns evenly.
  9. Turn off the heat and sprinkle the chopped spring onions and toasted sesame seeds in.
  10. Transfer to serving plate andserve over hot steamed rice, topped with toasted sesame seeds, spring onions, and honey or chili sauce.