Deep-Fried Country Style Prawns

Name: Deep-Fried Country Style Prawns (Yen ch’u chung hsia)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon MSG; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1-¼ pounds prawns (small); 1-½ teaspoon salt; 5 cups oil; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon wine

Yen ch’u chung hsia

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1-¼ pounds prawns (small)
1 tablespoon wine
2 tablespoo

Asia
Taiwan
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut off the front ⅓ of each prawn’s head including the eyes, and all of the feet. Marinate in 1 tablespoon wine for 10 minutes, then coat with 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
Heat 5 cups oil, deep-fry prawns over high heat for 1-½ minutes. Remove and drain dry.
Heat pan until very hot, stir-fry prawns and use left hand to slowly sprinkle in seasonings, spri