Prawns Fried In Young Green Rice Flakes: Tom Chien Com

Serves: 2

Imelda VonRueden

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

51

Sweetness

52

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Peel only the body of the prawns, leaving the heads and tails intact, then devein them

2

Oil your hands and take a heaped tablespoon of pork paste; shape the paste around the body of the prawns (leaving the head and tail uncovered), pressing it tightly to coat the prawns evenly

3

Repeat this process with all the paste and prawns

4

Sprinkle the rice flakes on a flat tray and roll the prawns in the flakes, creating a thick coating of flakes around the fish paste

5

Heat the oil in a wok or saucepan to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C), or until a cube of bread dropped into the oil browns in 15 seconds

6

Add the prawns in batches and deep-fry 2 minutes, or until crisp