Salt And Pepper Prawns (shrimp)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 24 medium green prawns (about 1.4 kilos)
• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 cups peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon flaked sea salt
• 1 -2 lemon, cut into wedges to serve

Recipe

• 1 peel, devein and butterfly the prawns, leaving the tails intact.
• 2 combine the flour salt and 2 teaspoons of the ground peppercorns in a large bowl. add prawns and toss to coat in the flour mixture. shake off the excess flour from each prawn.
• 3 heat the oil in a wok or frypan until very hot. cook prawns in small batches for about 2 minutes or until crisp. transfer prawns to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
• 4 in a seperate bowl, combine the salt flakes with the remaining teaspoon of ground peppercorns.
• 5 place prawns on a serving plate and sprinkle with the salt & pepper mix. serve with lemon wedges.
• 6 enjoy!