Vietnamese Jumbo Prawns (Mom's Recipe)
About These Prawns
These are my mom's Vietnamese-style jumbo prawns. The shrimp are coated in potato starch and fried until crispy, then tossed with ginger, jalapeño, garlic, onion and green onion in a savory soy and oyster sauce. They're an impressive dish for family gatherings.
Vietnamese Jumbo Prawns (Mom's Recipe)
Ingredients
- 2 lb jumbo shrimps de-veined, shell on
- 2 medium Jalapeño sliced
- 1 medium ginger cut into slices
- ½ white onion cut into thick slices
- 3 green onion stalks cut into 1" pieces
- ½ head garlic minced
- 6 oz potato starch
- salt and pepper
- 1 gallon cooking oil
For the sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- ½ tablespoon chicken powder
- ½ tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon water
Instructions
- In a deep fryer, add 1 gallon of cooking oil and set to 375 F.
- Lightly coat your jumbo shrimps with potato starch, salt, and pepper.
- Once the oil is hot, add your shrimp and allow to cook for 3 minutes. Then allow to cool on a plate with a paper towel. Set aside for now.
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients listed under "for the sauce". Set aside.
- In a large wok, heat 2 tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot, add your sliced onion and ginger. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add your sliced jalapeño and ginger. Cook for another minute.
- Add your fried shrimps and sauce mixture. Combine and cook for another minute.
- Add your green onions and turn off the heat. Combine again to make sure everything is well mixed together.
- Serve hot with a side of garlic noodles.
