Chinese Dumplings, Prawn Toast and Crispy Prawns

Get ready to fry, steam, and crunch your way through these irresistible prawn dishes! Prawn Dumplings – bite sized flavoursome snacks perfect with sauce to dip into. Crispy Prawn Toast, king prawns on bread fried until golden and topped with sesame and Kataifi-Wrapped Crispy Prawns – crispy, juicy, and totally addictive! James used Poons sauces!

Ingredients

Chinese Dumplings
  • 24 wonton wrappers
  • Water
  • Veg oil for frying

For the Filling:

  • 300g minced prawn
  • 1 egg white
  • Small bunch coriander
  • Splash soy sauce

To serve:

  • Poon’s Chilli Vinegar Dressing
  • Poon’s Soy Sauce
Prawn Toast
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 300g raw king prawns, peeled
  • 1 egg white
  • Splash of Poon’s Soy Sauce
  • 50g sesame seeds
Crispy Prawns
  • 200g kataifi pastry
  • 8 large prawns, body shelled, head on
  • Poon’s Soy Sauce
  • Poon’s Chilli Vinegar Dressing

Method

Chinese dumplings

  • Mix together the prawn egg coriander and soy, spoon into the centre of the wonton wrappers brush with water and seal.
  • Place the dumplings into a steamer and steam for 5 minutes.

Prawn Toast

  • Put the prawns soy and egg white into a mini food processor and blitz until smooth, season.
  • Spread over the slices of bread and cover the prawn filling in a layer of sesame seeds.
  • Shallow fry for 2 minutes, flip over cook until crisp.
  • Drain onto kitchen paper and cut into triangles.

Crispy Prawns

  • Heat a deep fat fryer until hot
  • Wrap the katafi around the large prawns and deep fry until golden.
  • Drain on kitchen paper and season.
  • Serve with Poon’s Soy Sauce and Chilli Vinegar Dressing.

Ingredients

Chinese Dumplings
  • 24 wonton wrappers
  • Water
  • Veg oil for frying

For the Filling:

  • 300g minced prawn
  • 1 egg white
  • Small bunch coriander
  • Splash soy sauce

To serve:

  • Poon’s Chilli Vinegar Dressing
  • Poon’s Soy Sauce
Prawn Toast
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 300g raw king prawns, peeled
  • 1 egg white
  • Splash of Poon’s Soy Sauce
  • 50g sesame seeds
Crispy Prawns
  • 200g kataifi pastry
  • 8 large prawns, body shelled, head on
  • Poon’s Soy Sauce
  • Poon’s Chilli Vinegar Dressing

Method

Chinese dumplings

  • Mix together the prawn egg coriander and soy, spoon into the centre of the wonton wrappers brush with water and seal.
  • Place the dumplings into a steamer and steam for 5 minutes.

Prawn Toast

  • Put the prawns soy and egg white into a mini food processor and blitz until smooth, season.
  • Spread over the slices of bread and cover the prawn filling in a layer of sesame seeds.
  • Shallow fry for 2 minutes, flip over cook until crisp.
  • Drain onto kitchen paper and cut into triangles.

Crispy Prawns

  • Heat a deep fat fryer until hot
  • Wrap the katafi around the large prawns and deep fry until golden.
  • Drain on kitchen paper and season.
  • Serve with Poon’s Soy Sauce and Chilli Vinegar Dressing.