RecipeCantonese

Deep-Fried Prawn in Golden Moon-Cake Sauce

After Mid-Autumn, the fridge almost always holds a few spare salted egg yolks rescued from moon cakes. Beat them into a golden paste, toss through prawns fried until crisp, and a classic "golden prawn" is born.

Prep
15m
Cook
10m
Timings
25m
Serves
Serves 4
Course
Main

Method

06

  1. First mash the salted egg yolks into a smooth paste.

  2. Devein the prawns, rinse, then pat dry.

  3. Coat the prawns in potato starch and deep-fry until crisp.

  4. Lift out, and drain the oil from the wok.

  5. Beat the yolk paste in one direction until frothy.

  6. Add the prawns and toss until each is coated in the golden sauce. Serve.

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