If you're looking for a delectable appetizer or a quick and easy main course, Chinese prawn cakes are the perfect choice. Made with succulent prawns, savory vegetables, and aromatic herbs, these cakes are pan-fried to golden perfection and served with a delectable sweet chili sauce. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting out, this guide will provide you with everything you need to know to create this delightful dish in your own kitchen. From selecting the freshest ingredients to mastering the art of pan-frying, we'll take you through each step of the process, ensuring that your Chinese prawn cakes turn out crispy, flavorful, and irresistibly delicious.
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SWEET CHILLI PRAWN CAKES
These prawn cakes are a great appetizer or small finger food to serve with drinks. They can be made in huge batches, all shaped and kept in the freezer. And when you need them (which will be often), just take them out and shallow fry. It is ready to be served. Great for unexpected guest.
Provided by KitchenManiac
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place prawn meat, egg white, lime leaves, sweet chili sauce, corn flakes and rice flour in a food processor and process till the mixture is combined, BUT not smooth.
- With wet hands, shape the mixture into small cakes.
- Heat enough oil in a frying pan over medium heat to shallow fry.
- Add prawn cakes a few at a time and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or till golden brown.
- Place the cooked prawn cakes on kitchen towels to soak up the excess oil.
- Serve with the extra sweet chili sauce.
CHINESE PRAWN CAKES WITH SWEET CHILLI SAUCE
Make and share this Chinese Prawn Cakes With Sweet Chilli Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Wendys Kitchen
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 30 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place fish and prawns in processor. Chop to chunky paste. Remove to bowl.
- Stir in onions, coriander and breadcrumbs.
- Season.
- Moisten your hands, and form mixture into small cakes.
- Heat a little vegetable oil in pan or wok and cook cakes in batches until golden brown on both sides.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Serve with sweet chilli sauce for dipping.
SWEET CHILLI PRAWNS
Quick and simple dish
Provided by jessicamcc
Time 15m
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- chop the garlic chilli ginger and corriander and put them in a tub with the prawns and chilli sauce and marianade or 10mins
- fry in baches
- cook the noodles and serve with corriader
CRAB CAKES WITH SWEET CHILLI & GINGER DIPPING SAUCE
An easy help-yourself starter with the zest and spice of ginger and chilli
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Starter
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- To make the dipping sauce, blend the garlic, chillies, ginger, lime leaves, lemongrass and coriander in a food processor until very finely chopped. Tip the sugar into a small saucepan, add 3 tbsp water and heat gently to dissolve. Continue to cook for another min or so until the syrup starts to thicken slightly.
- Add the chilli and ginger mixture, and continue to cook for a further 2-3 mins. Then stir in the rice vinegar, fish sauce and soy sauce. Remove from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.
- Cook the beans in a small pan of boiling salted water for 1-2 mins until tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water, then leave to dry on kitchen paper. Mix the crab with the cooked beans and all the remaining ingredients, apart from the sunflower oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and shape into 8 small patties.
- Heat 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan and cook 4 crab cakes at a time until golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and keep warm while you cook the remainder. Serve with the sweet chilli dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 65 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 49 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 2.75 milligram of sodium
CRISPY SHRIMP CAKES WITH CHILE-LIME MAYO
Savory fried shrimp cakes are popular in coastal areas in many parts of the world, with each region adding its own vibrant flavors to the mix. Here, the golden-edged patties are shot through with fresh basil and cilantro for brightness, chiles for heat and a little fish sauce (an ingredient often found in Southeast Asian recipes) for depth. Then, as an untraditional binder, crushed-up rice cakes are mixed in with the shrimp for an ethereal, especially crisp result. But panko or cracker crumbs make acceptable substitutes if rice cakes aren't available.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories weekday, seafood, main course
Time 45m
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In the bowl of the food processor (or you can use a blender), add the rice cakes and pulse until you get 1 1/4 cups rice cake crumbs. Return 1/4 cup crumbs to the food processor, reserving the remaining 1 cup for coating the cakes.
- Add shrimp, shallot, 4 tablespoons each of the cilantro and basil, and 2 tablespoons jalapeño to the crumbs. Add 2 teaspoons fish sauce, and a pinch each salt and pepper. Pulse until the mixture forms a coarse, chunky paste. (Be careful not to overprocess; if using a blender, scrape down the sides frequently.) Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate while you make the sauce (at least 15 minutes and up to 24 hours).
- In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, remaining cilantro, basil, jalapeño and fish sauce. Zest the lime into the bowl, then cut the naked lime into wedges and squeeze in some juice. Salt to taste. Reserve extra lime wedges for serving.
- Spread remaining 1 cup rice cake crumbs out onto a plate or sheet pan. With wet hands to keep shrimp paste from sticking, form 2 tablespoons of shrimp mixture into a 1/2-inch-thick patty and put it on top of the crumbs. Repeat with remaining shrimp mixture, re-wetting your hands as necessary. Turn the patties over in the crumbs to coat both sides.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Fry patties in batches until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve shrimp cakes topped with more basil leaves, with chile-lime sauce for dunking and lime wedges on the side for squeezing.
Tips:
- To make the prawn cakes extra crispy, ensure the oil is hot before adding them to the pan. You can test this by dropping a small piece of prawn cake batter into the oil. If it sizzles immediately, the oil is hot enough.
- If you don't have a food processor, you can chop the prawns and vegetables by hand. Just make sure they are finely chopped so that they bind together well in the prawn cakes.
- Feel free to experiment with different vegetables in your prawn cakes. Some other good options include carrots, celery, and bell peppers.
- Serve the prawn cakes immediately with sweet chili sauce for the best flavor.
- Leftover prawn cakes can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, simply pan-fry them over medium heat until warmed through.
Conclusion:
Chinese prawn cakes are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or main course. They are perfect for parties or potlucks, and they can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With their crispy exterior and flavorful filling, these prawn cakes are sure to be a hit at your next gathering. So next time you're looking for a tasty and unique dish to try, give Chinese prawn cakes a try. You won't be disappointed!
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