EASY FRIED PRAWNS RECIPE | EASY SHRIMPS RECIPE | FRIED PRAWNS

How to cook fried lemony smoked paprika prawns / shrimps. An easy prawn recipe that is perfect for appetizer, lunch or dinner.

275G PRAWNS / SHRIMPS

MARINADE INGREDIENTS

1 WHOLE LEMON ZEST
1 TSP GARLIC POWDER
1/4 TSP BLACK PEPPER
1/2 TSP OREGANO
A BIT OF SALT
1 TSP SMOKED PARIKA
1 TSP HOT CHILI SAUCE

DIPPING SAUCE

1 1/2 TBSP BUTTER
1/2 TSP GARLIC POWDER
1 TSP SMOKED PAPRIKA
A BIT OF SALT
1 TSP HOT CHILI SAUCE
40G WATER
1 WHOLE LEMON ZEST
1/2 OF A MEDIUM LEMON JUICE

COATING INGREDIENTS

3 TBSP ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
1 TBSP PARMESAN CHEESE
A BIT OF SALT
1/2 TSP SMOKED PAPRIKA
1/4 TSP BLACK PEPPER
1/2 TSP GARLIC POWDER
1/2 TSP OREGANO
1 WHOLE LEMON ZEST

1 EGG

-TO THE PRAWNS ZEST 1 LEMON, AND THEN ADD GARLIC POWDER, BLACK PEPPER, OREGANO, A BIT OF SALT, 1 TSP SMOKED PAPRIKA AND HOT CHILI SAUCE, AND THEN MIX WELL, AFTER THAT COVER THEM AND LET THEM MARINATE FOR 30 MINUTES.

-MEANWHILE MAKE A DIPPING SAUCE BY PUTTING BUTTER IN A PAN HEAT ON MEDIUM, FOLLOWED BY 1/2 TSP GARLIC POWDER, 1 TSP SMOKED PAPRIKA, SALT, HOT CHILI SAUCE, LEMON JUICE, WATER, 1 WHOLE LEMON ZEST, STIR AND COOK FOR 4 MINUTES ON MEDIUM TO LOW HEAT, MIX OFTEN, TURN OFF THE HEAT ONCE IT’S READY, ADD A BIT OF PARSLEY AND STIR, KEEP IT ASIDE.

-IN A BOWL PUT FLOUR, PARMESAN CHEESE, A BIT OF SALT, 1/2 TSP SMOKED PAPRIKA, 1/4 TSP BLACK PEPPER, 1/2 TSP GARLIC POWDER,1/2 TSP OREGANO, MIX WELL, THERE AFTER ADD 1 LEMON ZEST STIR AND KEEP ASIDE, AFTER THAT BEAT THE EGG DIP THE PRAWN IN THE EGG AND THEN COAT WITH THE FLOUR MIXTURE, SHAKE OFF THE EXCESS FLOUR AND PUT ON A PLATE, REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS TO THE REMAINING PRAWNS.

-PUT OIL IN A PAN HEAT ON MEDIUM UNTIL HOT, FRY THE PRAWNS UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN FOR 3 MINUTES, A FEW AT A TIME, KEEP TURNING THEM EVERY NOW AND THEN, REMOVE FROM THE PAN AND PUT THEM ON A PLATE WHICH IS LINED WITH A KITCHEN PAPER TOWEL.

-SERVE WITH THE SAUCE, POUR SOME OF THE SAUCE OVER THE PRAWNS, ENJOY.

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