How to make Salt And Pepper Prawns -
Deep fried marinated prawns in a peppery sauce
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Jumbo Prawns (जम्बो प्रॉन्स), Black Pepper crushed
Cuisine : Chinese
Course : Main Course Seafood
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Salt And Pepper Prawns Recipe Card
Hindi: jhinga
Favourite seafood? Prawns, prawns and more of prawns. A wide variety of small crustaceans, tiny relatives of the lobster, are known as prawns. Prawns are normally translucent when raw but get their distinctive pink or red colour on being cooked. one word of caution – if buying unpeeled prawns, smell for freshness and look for bright, shiny shells that have some spring left in them.
Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Salt And Pepper Prawns Recipe
Jumbo Prawns 450 grams
Black Pepper crushed to taste
Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon
Black peppercorns crushed 10
Cornflour/ corn starch 3 tablespoons
Soy sauce 3 tablespoons
Oil 2 tbsps + to deep fry
Garlic crushed 5 cloves
Ginger chopped 1 inch piece
Spring onions sliced 2
MSG 1/4 teaspoon
Spring onion greens sliced 4 stalks
Method
Step 1
Shell prawns but keep the tail intact, devein and wash thoroughly. In a bowl mix salt, half teaspoon black pepper powder, half of the crushed black peppercorns, two tablespoons of cornflour, one tablespoon of soy sauce.
Step 2
Add the prawns, mix well and marinate for fifteen minutes. Dissolve one tablespoon cornflour in three tablespoons of water. Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the prawns for two minutes and drain on absorbent paper.
Step 3
In a pan heat two tablespoons of oil. Add garlic, ginger, spring onions and sauté for two minutes on high heat. Add the prawns, salt, remaining black pepper powder, half of the remaining crushed black peppercorns, soy sauce, MSG, dissolved cornflour and spring onion greens.
Step 4
Mix well. Stir fry on high heat for four minutes or until the prawns are cooked through. Before serving sprinkle the remaining crushed black peppercorns.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1066 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 89.5 gm
Protein : 29.5 gm
Fat : 65.4 gm
Other : 0
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