Name: Spicy crab and prawn fritters with chilli lime dipping sauce
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 650 gram uncooked large king prawns; 2 x 170g cans crab meat, drained; 1 tablespoon red curry paste; 1 egg; 2 green onions, chopped coarsely; 2 tablespoon fresh coriander, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoon fresh lemon grass, coarsely chopped; 1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped coarsely; 2 tablespoon peanut oil; chilli lime dipping sauce; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 2 tablespoon water; 2 teaspoon fish sauce; 2 teaspoon white sugar; 1 kaffir lime leaf, shredded finely; 1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped finely

Ingredients

650 gram uncooked large king prawns

2 x 170g cans crab meat, drained

1 tablespoon red curry paste

1 egg

2 green onions, chopped coarsely

2 tablespoon fresh coriander, coarsely chopped

2 teaspoon fresh lemon grass, coarsely chopped

1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped coarsely

2 tablespoon peanut oil

chilli lime dipping sauce

2 tablespoon lime juice

2 tablespoon water

2 teaspoon fish sauce

2 teaspoon white sugar

1 kaffir lime leaf, shredded finely

1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped finely

Method

1.Shell and devein prawns, blend or process with crab, paste, egg, onion,coriander, lemon grass and chilli until just combined. Using hands, shape level tablespoons of mixture into fritter shapes.

2.Make chilli lime dipping sauce. Whisk ingredients together in small bowl until sugar dissolves.

3.Heat oil in large frying pan, cook fritters, in batches, until golden brown and cooked through. Drain on absorbent paper.

4.Serve fritters with chilli lime dipping sauce.

To save time, buy 400g of shelled uncooked prawns. If you can’t find a kaffir lime leaf, just use 1 teaspoon of finely grated lime rind.
Note

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