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Southern-fried prawns served on a plate

Southern-fried prawns

Name: Southern-fried prawns
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: sunflower oil for deep-frying; ½ bunch of coriander leaves picked, to serve; 1 lemon zested (optional) and cut into wedges to serve; 100ml buttermilk; ½ tsp garlic granules; 1 tsp ground ginger; 18 jumbo raw prawns head left on, tails peeled, butterflied; 100g plain flour; 1 tbsp cornflour; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; ½ tsp dried thyme; ½ tsp ground coriander; 50g cornflakes crushed to fine crumbs

Tom Kerridge

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Serves 6

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Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

plus chilling

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Experiment with Southern-style coating on prawns, instead of chicken. These moreish prawns have a crispy, spicy coating and taste great with a hot gumbo dip and lemon wedges

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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sunflower oil

for deep-frying
½ bunch of coriander

leaves picked, to serve
1 lemon

zested (optional) and cut into wedges to serve

For the prawns

100ml buttermilk
½ tsp garlic granules
1 tsp ground ginger
18 jumbo raw prawns

head left on, tails peeled, butterflied

For the coating

100g plain flour
1 tbsp cornflour
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp dried thyme
½ tsp ground coriander
50g cornflakes

crushed to fine crumbs

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal243
fat11g
saturates1g
carbs24g
sugars2g
fibre1g
protein12g
salt1g

Method

step 1

To prepare the prawns, mix the buttermilk, garlic granules and ground ginger together in a bowl. Add the prawns and stir to coat, then chill for at least 30 mins or overnight.
step 2

Meanwhile, make the coating by combining all of the ingredients with a pinch of salt in a shallow dish. Set aside.
step 3

Allow any excess buttermilk marinade to drip off the prawns, then dip in the coating mixture, turning to ensure an even covering.
step 4

Heat a deep-fat fryer no more than a third full of oil to 180C. Or, heat the oil to a depth of 10cm in a pan until a cube of bread sizzles and turns golden in 30 seconds. Carefully lower 3-4 prawns into the oil at a time and deep-fry for 2 mins, or until crisp and golden. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper using a slotted spoon, then season and sprinkle with the coriander leaves and lemon zest, if you like. Serve with the hot gumbo dip (see below) and some lemon wedges for squeezing over.

RECIPE TIPS

DEEP-FRY SAFELY

For more on deep-frying safely, read our guide.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2020

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