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Spicy Shrimp with Rice Crisps

5 from 9 votes
These Spicy Shrimp with Rice Crisps are a quick and easy snack that everyone will love! It’s flavorful and pairs so well with the spicy mayo sauce. Basically, an Asian taco, who wouldn't love that?
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course: Pan fry
Cuisine: Pan fry
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Crispy Prawns:
  • 1 lb peeled and deveined prawns
  • 2 tablespoon potato starch
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoon of oil for frying
Spicy Mayo Sauce:
  • 1 tablespoon kewpie mayo
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Rice Paper Shells:
  • 4 rice paper
  • 4 tablespoon of grapeseed oil for frying
  • Sesame Cabbage slaw:
  • ½ cabbage shredded
  • 3 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
Garnish:
  • black sesame seeds
  • green onions

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Crispy Prawns
  2.  
  3. Peel and devein the prawns. 
  4. Add the prawns, garlic powder, turmeric, potato starch, salt, and pepper in a large container. Cover with a lid and shake it.
  5. Heat the oil in a cast iron skillet and shallow fry the prawns. Do not overcrowd. 
  6. Remove when the prawns when they are golden brown and crispy. Set aside.
  7. Sesame Cabbage Slaw
  8. Shred the cabbage 
  9. Add rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, soy sauce, and grated ginger in a bowl. Mix well. 
  10. Add the cabbage and combine well. Set aside. 
  11.  
  12. Spicy Mayo Sauce
  13.  
  14. Combine 1 tablespoon kewpie mayo, sriracha, honey, and sesame oil in a small bowl. 
  15. Mix well and set aside. 
  16.  
  17. Rice Paper Shells
  18.  
  19. In a skillet, heat up 4 tablespoons of grapeseed oil. 
  20. Once the oil is hot, add the rice paper one at a time. Once the paper crisps up, help fold it a bit, so it shapes like a taco shell. 
  21.  
  22. Assemble
  23.  
  24. In the rice shell, add cabbage slaw and crispy prawns and top it with spicy mayo, sesame seeds, and green onions.
  25. Serve and enjoy! 

Video

Notes

Prep all the ingredients first, then assemble them at the very end. The crispy rice papers are great when they are crispy.

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