Honey-Walnut Prawns Recipe #31581
Crunchy sweet walnuts with crispy prawns--a wonderful combination. Don't let the mayonnaise part throw you off--it is very good.
by crazymom
38 min | 30 min prep
SERVES 6
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups oil
- 1 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 head shredded cabbage
- Boil walnuts in 5 cups water for 10 minutes; drain.
- Place walnuts and 1/2 cup sugar into 2 pints of boiling water. Boil for another 10 minutes.
- Remove walnuts from water and coat with honey.
- Heat 2 cups oil until almost smoking, then fry walnuts until they are shiny and brown, about 5-8 minutes.
- Remove and place on cookie sheet to cool.
- Mix cornstarch and egg whites together to form a thick, sticky mixture. Mix shrimp into this mixture and set aside.
- Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice and condensed milk in a medium bowl until smooth.
- Heat 1/2 cup oil and deep fry shrimp until golden. (Put only a few in at a time or they will stick together).
- Drain shrimp and then fold into mayonnaise sauce.
- Serve over the cabbage the sauce is great with it.
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