Day 252 - Crispy Noodle Prawns with Chilli Coriander Sauce

Ingredients

• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• ½ cup fresh coriander leaves and stems, finely chopped
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• 20 green prawns, peeled (leaving tails intact) and deveined
• 100g fine Chinese egg noodles
• 20 bamboo skewers, soaked
• Vegetable oil for deep frying

Dressing

• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

How to Cook

Using a mortar and pestle crush garlic, coriander and pepper together into a rough paste, then stir in the fish sauce.  Marinate the prawns in the paste for 20mins.
Meanwhile, for the dressing combine sugar, water, vinegar and fish sauce in a saucepan.  Bring to a simmer and heat for about 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves.  Set aside to cool, then add coriander and chilli.
Thread prawns onto skewers. Take 6 strands of noodles and wrap around a prawn.  Repeat with remaining prawns.
Heat oil in a wok or heavy-based saucepan.  Test the oil temperature with a piece of noodle: it should turn crisp and golden in about 1 minute. Cook the prawns in batches for 2-3 minutes until the noodles are crisp and the prawns are just cooked through.
Drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle with sea salt.  Serve hot with the dipping sauce.


THIS WAS TO DIE FOR!!!!!!