Prawn Balls | Book of Elsa

I’m not going to pretend this is work of mere moments, however with some planning and music playing it really isn’t hard. 

Ingredients

800 g raw peeled king prawns

4 garlic cloves, peeled

4 cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled

4 spring onions, trimmed and roughly chopped

4 tsp. soy sauce

2 large eggs

150 g fresh white breadcrumbs

50 g plain flour

100 g sesame seeds

Vegetable oil, to fry

Directions

• Whizz garlic, ginger and spring onions in a food processor to a fairly smooth paste. Empty to a bowl large enough to fit everything later and whizz the prawns in batches adding to the bowl as you go.
• Add soy sauce, 1 egg, 100g breadcrumbs and plenty of seasoning and mix to combine. 
• With wet hands (to prevent sticking) roll mixture into 48 balls, place on a baking tray lined with cling, loosely cover with clingfilm and chill for 1hr or better yet overnight.
• Put flour into a small shallow bowl, and sesame seeds and remaining breadcrumbs in another. Lightly beat remaining egg in a third shallow bowl. Roll chilled prawn balls in flour, then beaten egg and finally coat in sesame breadcrumbs.
• Pour oil into a large, heavy-based and high-sided pan until it comes 1/3 of the way up the sides. 
• Fry balls in batches for 4min, turning halfway through, until deep golden and cooked through. Lift on to kitchen paper using a slotted spoon. Allow to cool slightly. Repeat cooking with remaining balls.