CHEFS' RECIPES
Crisp king prawns with honey and garlic sauce

Kylie Kwong: Crisp king prawns with honey and garlic sauce

Serves 6



Prawns
3 tsp   corn flour
800 gm (about 16)   green king prawns, peeled, veins removed, tails intact
2 tsp   light soy sauce
1   egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 tsp   sesame oil
80 ml (1/3 cup)   vegetable oil
Honey and garlic sauce
2 tbsp   honey (see note)
2 tbsp   Shaoxing rice wine
2 cloves   garlic, finely chopped
5 tsp   light soy sauce


1 Combine cornflour with 2 tsp water in a large bowl, add prawns, soy sauce, egg yolk and sesame oil and mix to combine.
2 For honey and garlic sauce, combine ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
3 Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat, add half the prawns and cook for 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer prawns to an absorbent paper-lined plate and repeat with remaining prawns.
4 Carefully drain oil from wok and wipe clean with absorbent paper. Heat wok over medium heat, add honey and garlic sauce and simmer for 1½ minutes, then add prawns and cook for 30 seconds or until prawns are hot. Serve immediately.

Note Kylie uses Patrice Newellis Elmswood Honey, available from Macro Wholefoods.

RECIPE Kylie Kwong PHOTOGRAPHY Emma Reilly STYLING Lynsey Fryers


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