ingredients:
- 8 prawns or big shrimps
- a little salt
- a little pepper
- oil for deep frying
- suitable amount Worcestershire sauce (optional)
batter:
- 30 g flour
- 1 egg
- 80 g bread crumbs
tartar sauce (optional):
- 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 boiled egg
- 40 g pickles
- 10 g parsley
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or freshly squeezed lemon juice
garnish:
- 1/2 lemon
- a little parsley
step 1:
Hull, shell and devein the prawns (or big shrimps). Make a cut in the stomach side. Cut off the tip of the tail diagonally. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the prawns (or shrimps).
step 2:
Lightly dust the prawns (or shrimps) in the flour.
step 3:
Put the egg in a bowl and coat the prawns (or shrimps) with the egg.
step 4:
Then coat well with the bread crumbs in a separate pan.
step 5:
Heat the oil to 170 °C and deep-fry the prawns (or shrimps) about 5 or 6 minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on a rack.
step 6:
If you like, make the tartar sauce. Chop the boiled egg, pickles and parsley. Mix them with the mayonnaise and white wine vinegar (or freshly squeezed lemon juice) in a bowl.
Serve the prawns (or big shrimps) with the garnish. Pour Worcestershire sauce or tartar sauce over them.
comment:
Ebi-furai originated in one restaurant around 1900 and spread all over Japan. It is a very popular dish.