Secret Revealed! Super Crispy Chinese Prawn Fritters 炸虾球 Crispy Shrimp Ball Recipe • Phoenix Tail

Prawn fritters or deep fried prawn balls are one of our family's favourite snacks because they are so yummy and crispy.
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Ingredients
Marinate for prawns:
12 pieces of mid to large size prawns
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Batter:
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1 cup self-raising flour
2 teaspoon MSG - optional (can also be replaced with chicken stock powder)
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoon of rice flour
250ml of water
few dashes of pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon of salt

[@sharonned1718]

This is the best shrimp fritter recipe I've tried in a long time. This was 5 years ago and this is my first time doing this recipe today 6 -22-2022 and I'm loving it. 💯+++++ Thank you!!!

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much for using our recipe, Sharon!!

[@JoeLovesYou2]

I made this today.. My family loved it !! Thanks for the recipe !!

[@mickhammer4943]

Great video, thanks for sharing, so easy to follow this has been my first attempt at a you tube recipe and well happy with the result.

[@Watemma]

Thanks for the recipe Sir, I love it.

[@maryngshwuling9916]

Thanks for sharing 🌻 My favorite 🌈 Just had this for breakfast this morning 🎈🎈🎈

[@nurnamirah6847]

I just tried your recipe. It's ONE OF THE BEST! My husband LOVE IT!!!

[@spicenpans]

Woohooz!! Thank you so much for using our recipe!

[@f_s8066]

I was looking for this recipe from ages... thanks

[@josesantos-cc6no]

They are wonderful

[@deidregoodman6485]

Look very delicious 🤤 😋 I love fried shrimps

[@patricialeefengchen4638]

That looks awesome! Happiness is watching your video.

[@spicenpans]

Hehe. You’re so sweet. Thank you so much, Patricia!!

[@carnation22]

Tried your recipe and it is yummy

[@nuradirah5583]

Looks perfect and delish.. Thank you for sharing the recipe

[@spicenpans]

You’re most welcome. Happy cooking!!

[@Happy_Brian7]

My children's favourite now I can cook for them myself thanks for the recipe ❤

[@spicenpans]

My pleasure 😊 happy cooking!

[@sjkvt1819]

Thank u for the beautiful recipe. Going to try this recipe soon.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much SJ. I hope you’ll love it. Happy cooking!

[@cher128bx]

Just finished making & eating the Prawn Fritters and, OMG!!!! SOOO DELICIOUS!!! I asked a question earlier as to what role butter played but not receiving an answer, I decided to make the recipe anyway & add it in. Now I know the butter answer! It added a wonderful flavor to the finished product. I will be adding this recipe to my "absolute faves" and making it often. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@spicenpans]

Opps. Sorry to have missed your earlier question. Glad that this recipe worked well for you too. 🤓🤓🤓

[@jbbantz5432]

@@spicenpans do the prawns have to be raw???

[@tessamae4477]

You are a genius!!! I've been longing to cook these, but found no recipe on youtube, now I've found you! Damn! Every recipe of yours is "bullseye"!!!

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so so much, Tessa :)))

[@sharonnedd6288]

Beautiful!

[@henryheng9908]

Reminded me a dish which my late mom used to cooked during my younger days. Good food really brings back sweet memories...👍👍👍 Thank you for sharing it 🙏🙏🙏

[@spicenpans]

You’re most welcome. Glad to bring back good childhood memories for you.

[@camcuoi9444]

​@@spicenpanshi there, what is the baking soda for and how it works?

[@monalim962]

Tq for the recipe. Very delicious food n l love prawns very much. Tq for sharing

[@spicenpans]

You're most welcome, Mona. Hope you'll enjoy this. Our family loves it to bits.

[@saraswathysubramaniam6209]

V nice Sir.Thank u

[@ltaylor5257]

Fabulous! I will try this out. I should be asleep by now, but I subscribed after viewing one recipe. I'm still on my phone watching your videos and I am finding it hard to stop. Thanks for sharing such great recipes!

[@spicenpans]

Thanks so much Taylor. Good night! Hehe. Continue tomorrow. 😊😊

[@sb.1035]

thank you so much! will go beautifully with my chinese dinner tonite!

[@spicenpans]

You’re most welcome, Sherry :-) Happy cooking!

[@darrylsimpson7963]

I'm going to use this recipe for fish, squid, prawns and scallops. It's a ripper, thanks mate!

[@firdaus1076]

Excellence ,Brother.Thankyou for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ignatiajessica5427]

Beautiful prawn fritters

[@spicenpans]

Thank you 😋😋 this is my family’s favourite

[@dalila4755]

thank you so much for this, they are amazing!

[@erykahj.o.p1508]

Omg they look so good!!!! I want them right now!! 😂😂

[@spicenpans]

Hehe. Thank you so much, Erykah!

[@caseyang2943]

i have been looking for prawn fritter recipe and i think i found the one that i like. i will test out this recipe next weekend. thanks for sharing your recipes and keep those videos coming. thank you very much.

[@spicenpans]

+casey ang thank you so much Casey. Glad to have you with us. Let us know how it goes. ☺️☺️☺️

[@caseyang2943]

HI Jamie and Roland, i tested out the recipe. The batter can certainly be use to coat another 15 pieces of prawn. i followed the recipe instruction and uses only 14 prawn. I cannot stop eating it once i start to test out the fritter and i find myself craving for more, however there is only 14 of them to go around for the family. I mixed the batter and kept in the fridge for about 1 hour and found out that the batter has somehow become more sticky and i have to add more water to it to create the smooth texture. i certainly uses more than 250 ml as per your recommendation. Well, I will certainly watch the other videos of your cooking and test out those recipe that i fancy. Thanks for the sharing once again.

[@spicenpans]

+casey ang Hi again Casey. Great to know you liked the recipe. Woohooz :))))

[@CutePuppy520]

I just used this recipe to make a batch of prawn fritters for my family for lunch, everyone said the prawns tasted superb !!! And yes, they taste exactly like what you’re getting in restaurants! Thank you

[@zippity888]

I expected you to crunch through one at the end !!! Guess it was lunch time for you and your family ... thankyou for the great recipe

[@spicenpans]

Hi Wilson. I should’ve done that right? Haha. This video was made when I was still very video shy. 🤣🤣

[@aaronthiagarajan]

@@spicenpans you are still video shy. Just kidding. Thanks for the recipes.

[@zhangchen5286]

Wow, wow, It's really nice.You are great.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@vliu2425]

Hi Roland n Jamie, long time no leave a comment. Wow, your channel n subscribers have grown so much! Amazing! I used a lot of your recipe when I was in London. Back on Sg now n I will be making this tonight! Continue to stay safe!

[@spicenpans]

Hi FP VL. Welcome back to Singapore!! Haven’t heard from you for a long time indeed. How does it feel living so near to all the yummy local food? Hope you’re enjoying it. Stay safe!!

[@sharrietan]

Thank you so much Spice N Pans, finally I know how to cook Crispy Prawn Fritters :)

[@spicenpans]

+Sharrie Tan 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👌 thank you for dropping by

[@sharonned1718]

Beautiful 💯 times!!!

[@lynnchan25]

Live by your channel for local treats since living overseas. Would you be able to find the zhong zhong fritter recipe?! I'm dying from the craving 😂

[@dedekanaya4911]

Nice

[@jarenelim8449]

Thanks for the recipe. I dont have rice flour, can i replace it with potato starch?

[@sandanammary3241]

Thank you

[@spicenpans]

Happy cooking!

[@lucymichael6396]

Thank you for this wonderful recipe,I made this for my guests for Christmas dinner and they loved it so much.

[@spicenpans]

Awesome! Thank you so much too, Lucy for using our recipe. 🤓🤓🙏

[@lilyyamanashi6632]

Spice N' Pans d

[@esterlau4050]

yummy😙😙😙happy fathers day.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you Ester 🙏🙏

[@chuajanice2352]

Hi. Is there any other subsitute for chicken powder besides MSG? Or can I omit both? Thanks

[@hightechstuff2337]

Best

[@godsson2935]

great

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much

[@sharonned9434]

The best battered prawns I've seen so far 💯% beautiful. Thank you so much!!!

[@AG-iw4ep]

Can I make this same batter for chicken for sweet and sour recipe?

[@margaretsuriya5331]

Hi Roland Your recipe is for 12 medium to large prawns. If i have 30 medium prawns, do i just double the measurements of all the ingredients. Thank you

[@mrnasilemakcafe908]

I used this batter for fish n chip. Dory fish fillet. Replace the bicarbonate soda with rootbeer.

[@spicenpans]

Wow. Good call on the rootbeer. Solid! We made these prawn fritter for our family over CNY and they were snapped up within minutes. So yummy!

[@adelinelee570]

@@spicenpans How much rootbear to replace with bs, Thks

[@35jopa]

Yes, how much root-beer do I need the baking soda? I would like to try it too - using root-beer instead of baking soda.

[@tiaruli97]

Thank you chaf.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much

[@Blinkywiz]

Hi there, loving this. Was wondering if you can use air fryer to do this? Thanks!!

[@spicenpans]

Hi Blinkywiz, unfortunately it's not possible to cook this in an air fryer. How we wish it can because that will make life a lot easier :))

[@Blinkywiz]

@@spicenpans haha, yeah, thanks for taking time to reply. Cheers, looking forward to more videos from you

[@cher128bx]

I am perplexed by the addition of the butter/margarine. Could you explain the role it plays in the batter? Also, in this video, did you use butter or margarine?

[@iblessyou.forextrablessing7597]

Must use tempura prawn method to take water out of tail

[@spicenpans]

Ya man.

[@Monchi990]

Hi Jamie, greetzzz from The Netherlands. The 1 cup flour that you use, is that equal to 240ml/gram? Here we use a scale, so I am not that familiar with cups :-). Thanks for helping out.

[@roukayyamga4857]

Can i additionne garlic to marinate de prawn before put in batterie?

[@angelahan2122]

Hi, thank you for the wonderful recipe. May i ask if i can replace the prawns with chicken?

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

Any meat will work, as long as it's the same size.

[@ngcarmen9304]

what you recommend to cook tiger prawn ?fried is itabit waste?

[@apurbasur4321]

This is and amazing dish indeed ❤ can we use eggs in the batter?

[@spicenpans]

You don’t have to. Trust us. Try this and you’ll love it. Happy cooking!

[@janicechiang2542]

Can I make the batter ahead ? Like the night before

[@kengjessie474]

Pl let me know can i add oil.instead of butter to the batter.what is the difference? Thanks

[@michellechuah37]

Can put butter if no margarine

[@kristinong7158]

Can we omit the bicarbonate of soda?

[@Timereaver]

Really enjoying your videos, thank you - a bit hard to understand so I do appreciate you putting the ingredients in the description. Cheers!

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much, Daryl! We really appreciate it

[@paprikac1l4ntr0]

dear Jamie, for margarine..is it ok if to melt the margarine .. then mixed to the dry ingredient (self-raising flour MSG / chicken stock powder, bicarbonate of soda, rice flour n salt) ? thank you :D

[@spicenpans]

Hihi. Sure no issue with that. 🤓

[@paprikac1l4ntr0]

Spice N' Pans thank you :D

[@dovetofree]

Can this batter be used to fry calamari? Can you make a video on how to tenderise squid for calamari? Tks.

[@simchetmoi1095]

What powder u mix? Not showing

[@yeojessie75]

May I know the self raising flour 1 cup = 120g?

[@spes1766]

Hi, for the 1 cup of self -raising flour what kind of cup did you use?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Spes. Thanks so much for watching our video. You can see the description box of this video for the list of ingredients used in this recipe. Happy cooking!

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

You know there are standard measuring cups sold in stores, marked with the ounces on them, so you will know? A standard measuring cup contains 8 ounces and you can get bigger ones for convenient, that are 2 cups size also smaller ones, that are just 4 oz, and 1/4 oz, etc. But 1 cup of anything always means 1 standard measuring cup, that is 8 ounces.

[@mrong5815]

Sifu why add butter?

[@sihanchen7552]

An important detail you should indicate is that you have to ensure the prawns are as dry as possible, so the batter will stick. If not they will fall off after putting them in the oil.

[@miloice5590]

Can an air fryer be used for this recipe?

[@angelaroxette5371]

Thank you! It was my first time making it today. I peeled off the entire shell including to the tail and it was too late when I realised my mistake. The batter fell off the prawns and my family and I enjoyed crunching the batter and eating the prawns separately. It was quite hilarious.

[@spicenpans]

Hehehehe. Thank you for sharing your funny story. That perked us up! 🤣🤣🤣 I love your attitude! 👍👍👍👍👍 next time, try making the batter thicker. It should help. Happy cooking again!!

[@drymoper2234]

That's funny 😂😂😂

[@allesuye2551]

Would have loved to see a cross section of the final product ... whether the coating is thick or not so ... I guess I’ll have to try the recipe to find out.

[@kathrynyeow1679]

Hi Roland, wish to try this tomorrow but I realise I don’t have self raising flour. Only all purpose plain flour. Can I use to replace self raising flour?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Kathryn. Here’s a remedy for you www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2015/09/09/substitute-self-rising-flour-purpose-flour

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

Easy to make your own. Put 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 1 cup of flour.

[@heystobitt8028]

Use what type of flour????

[@judyngan3680]

Tq for the receipe. I tried to fried it, in the earlier stage the batter so nicely shape. When it start to turn colour, the prawn break out n the batter collapse... What went wrong...pls advise. 🤭🤭🤭

[@Tatiana55559]

Looks delicious! But I got anxiety and screamed looking at the fritters exploding while frying hahaha.. Would love to try some day though :)

[@spicenpans]

Hehehehehe. You’re so funny Nasya. Never thought about that until you said it 😊😊😊

[@sandrang1531]

Hi Chef may i know what should be a substitute for self raising flour? Can’t buy it here in our place

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

You can make your own by adding 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 cup of flour. That's the recipe for self rising flour.

[@audrealee4366]

Hi, I really enjoy your cooking sessions. But kinda wonder what type of oil do you use for deep frying, like the prawns and the prawn omelette? And can recommend me a good frying wok/pan cos I'm not sure which type to get . All my pans n wok will hv a layer of egg stuck to it when I fry scramble . Its a disaster!😔 Thank you..😊

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

Do you add oil when the wok is cold? Never do that. Always hot wok, cold oil, food won't stick. Make sure the wok is HOT before you add oil to it to cook anything.🧃🐙 good luck

[@g-huongtiana9427]

Why did you use MSG in the batter?

[@chromekiat1090]

my breaded prawn doesnt turn out to be round shape. is it my pan oil too shallow

[@hohlilian]

If I pressed for time on new years eve, can I use ice cold water roland? Then use batter immediately and fry? Or still need to rest the batter in the fridge?

[@caseyang2943]

Yes, u can use cold water if no time to keep in fridge. It's the same result. I tested out before. 😀

[@ohthefive]

hi ive just made this recipe! it tastes wonderful but the outside batter is flatten instead of balooning like yours, do you know why? is it because i heated too little oil?

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

Was your baking soda old? Sometimes the self rising flour or baking soda gets to old and stale, it loses its rising power. Also, was your oil the right temperature? It can't be too cold, it should be HOT!

[@goldenorange5854]

what is the best substitute for self rising flour?

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

You can make your own by adding 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder to 1 cup of flour, with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

[@dsfone2572]

What type of oil for frying is best

[@spicenpans]

Hi Dsf one. Sorry for our late reply. You can use vegetable oil, peanut oil or canola oil. Basically any oil that has high smoking point so that rules out olive oil. Hope this helps. Happy cooking!

[@hohlilian]

If i use ice cold water do i need to still leave it in the fridge or can i use the batter immediately? Cos i have done this but i kept the batter in the fridge for 30 mins before frying. So will use using ice cold water help speed up the process & omit the waiting time? The dish turned out successful btw.

[@spicenpans]

Hi Lilian. Yes you can use ice water to speed up the cooling process. Glad you were successful in using this recipe. Woohooz 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@sathiavathypakiamgunaratna9960]

Hi Chef. Can I use corn starch instead of rice flour?

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

Rice flour is used to make things very crispy, I have used cornstarch before, and it works, but the crispiness us a little different.

[@melshen]

Can I replace the flour with just tempura flour instead? I don’t have so many types of flour!

[@spicenpans]

Yes you can but the outcome will be tempura prawns instead but it’s done in a totally different method

[@dovetofree]

You mentioned this batter can be used for onion rings. I tried but the batter cannot stick onto the onion rings. Can you create a video on onion rings? Tks

[@govindashanti1350]

is it glutinous rice flour?

[@spicenpans]

Hihi. Just normal rice flour.

[@moscasucio1686]

Can shrimp be used instead of prawn?

[@josephinefong398]

You can also add some butter to the oil so that the prawns wouldn't burn try it you will definitely like it.

[@spicenpans]

+Josephine Fong wow. Thanks for the tip, Josephine!

[@josephinefong398]

Spice N' Pans you're so so wellcome 🤗🤗🤗

[@HulkyTrapz]

Try using ice cold water and less mixing for an even crispier texture

[@spicenpans]

Hi Noah. Yes you’re right. Alternatively, just put the batter in the fridge for 30 mins before using. Our batter always turn out super crispy 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@HulkyTrapz]

@@spicenpans thanks alot👌👌 will it form too much gluten if leave in the fridge too long

[@huynhthianhdao9563]

Hello sir! If My father can't eat butter so we can use oil or not?thanks

[@weaponscommanderroringusan5625]

Substitute margarine for butter. Or use oil.

[@winolou72]

What oil do you use please?

[@spicenpans]

Hihi Wino. We’re now using rice bran oil. Happy cooking!

[@oatmealprawns]

Looks amazing! But i was screaming every time the oil popped!

[@bings9185]

Dalen Chee the shrimp must be pat dried, It cause bursting when wet.

[@buddyscooking2767]

Mr. Why u adding margarine/butter?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Robert. This will give your batter a very nice fragrance. 👍🏻👍🏻 this is our uncle’s recipe. He used to work as a chef - gotta learn from the shifu 🤓

[@Rjt91]

Is it a must to add msg ?

[@lyn4923]

Hihi thanks for your recipe :) i love prawn fritters n will try it soon. But I like to share with you, next time u dont want the prawn to have that oil bursting out when u put in, you cut away the sharp part at the tail. I learn from a lady too :)

[@spicenpans]

+Christine C Dal Molin awesome. Thank you so much for sharing. Shall try cutting away the tail next time 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SK-kq7ex]

Can I use regular flour instead? Recipe is great.

[@spicenpans]

Hi SK. Unfortunately you can’t replace the flour we used with plain flour. Hope you can find the flour we used. Happy cooking! 😋

[@maureen3586]

Chef, can this batter be prepared one day in advance n keep in the fridge?

[@spicenpans]

Yes no problem. Happy cooking!

[@maureen3586]

@@spicenpans tq

[@jacetan2192]

Hi! Watching this video in 2019! i was wondering if i can use chicken stock instead of water? So that it is a combination of water and the chicken power (instead of MSG).

[@spicenpans]

Hi Jace, yes you can replace MSG with chicken stock powder instead. So sorry for our late reply. Hope this message didn't come to you too late. We wish you a prosperous and happy new year :)))