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Prawns crusted in rice noodles with orange and onion sauce

Prawns crusted in rice noodles with orange and onion sauce

Prawns crusted in rice noodles with orange and onion sauce

by Teresa Balzano

Other Ingredients

16 prawns

80 g rice noodles

Peanut oil for frying

Method

Serves 4
Fill a pot with water and bring to the boil on the stove. Turn off the heat and immediately throw in the rice noodles. Leave them to cook, off the heat, for 3 minutes. Then, drain and cool quickly under cold water.
Drain any excess water and spread on a sheet of parchment paper. Brush them with oil to make sure they don't stick.
Peel and devein the prawns.
Take a small handful of noodles at a time and wrap them around the shrimp tails.
Continue until you have wrapped all the prawns in noodles.
Deep fry one or two prawns at a time in hot oil.
When golden brown, drain them on absorbent paper.
Serve immediately with the orange and onion sauce.