Tuesday, October 06, 2009

A Malaysian snack, Cucur Udang

A Malaysian snack, cucur udang (traditional prawn fritters) that combines bean sprouts, spring onion, chilli with a mixture of self-raising and rice flour.

Recipe:

1/2 cup fresh shrimp; shelled, deveined and halved
1/2 cup kucai (Chinese chives), cut into 1 inch pieces
1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts
1/4 cup chopped onion
4 cups all-purpose flour
salt to taste
1/8 drop yellow food coloring
5 tablespoons water
1 cup vegetable oil

Method :

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine shrimp, kucai, sprouts, onion, flour, salt to taste and food coloring; mix well. Add enough water to make mixture resemble muffin batter; stir together.

2. In a large saucepan or oil fryer, heat oil and drop batter by tablespoons into hot oil; fry until golden brown and serve.

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