Prawn crackers (shrimp chips/虾饼) - How to make it at home from scratch

Prawn crackers (shrimp chips) are the classic Chinese appetizer everyone loves. It is a popular item that serves as snacks during Chinese New Year and is also widely served in some Chinese restaurants before meals in some western countries.

This video shows how to make prawn crackers at home.

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Recipe:
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Ingredients:
200g prawn meat
100ml water
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
2 tsp peanut oil
300g tapioca starch
More peanut oil for frying

Method:
- Blend the prawn meat with the water mentioned to form a smooth shrimp paste.
- Put the tapioca starch in a large mixing bowl, then add the shrimp paste and salt, sugar, oil, and ground white pepper.
- Continue mixing all the ingredients until the starch has been incorporated thoroughly with the prawn meat to form a stiff dough.
- Shape the thick dough into a log. Grease a bread tin with oil then place the log of uncooked dough in it and steam it for fifty minutes.
- Remove the logs from the mold. Transfer it to a zip lock bag or wrap it with cling film and then keep it in the refrigerator overnight.
- Cut the block of hardened dough into thin slices with the Benriner mandoline.
- Place the prawn chips under the sun, single layers to sun-dry until thoroughly dry, which may take half a day or longer.
- Flip the crackers occasionally to ensure they are exposed to the sun on both sides.
- Heat the peanut oil to about 180°C/355°F. Place the uncooked prawn crackers into the hot oil. - The crackers will expand to several times larger than the original within a few seconds.
- Fish out the prawn crackers with a spider ladle. Drain them on paper towels or kitchen paper to remove the excess oil.


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