Another cheat dish: Easy Sambal Prawns
Welcome to another cheat dish, perfect for those days that you just can’t be bothered are too tired to cook. Remember this recipe where I used Yeo’s Sambal Udang for “BBQ Stingray” style sutchi fish? I did the same with these fat, crunchy prawns. And have you ever wondered how restaurants get the bouncy texture in their prawns? I marinated these prawns in cold water and sugar for 30 minutes before cooking, and they turned out firm with a fantastic bite. Rasa Malaysia has another more scientific method to achieving bouncy, crunchy prawns, so hop over and take a look! I am sure her method works better than mine, with…
Fried Chicken with Vegetable Medley and Salad Prawns
Guess which component of this dish I grew up eating? The fried chicken? Yes in a way, I’m such a fried chicken fan, but it is the salad prawn with Heinz salad cream that hits home here. This was a childhood dish. Ah mm used to make portions of chilled salad prawns with just three ingredients: cooked tiger prawns, cucumber and Heinz salad cream. Not mayo, not miracle whip, not just any salad cream, but Heinz salad cream. I always looked forward to this dish, i.e, eat up all the prawns and leave the cucumber to everyone else cos I hate cucumber. Just kidding, though I secretly wished I could…
