How to Fry Prawn Crackers

Some meals just need that extra crunch to elevate the dish, which is why I often make prawn crackers at home and keep inside a large air tight jar so it's pretty much available to grab and eat with noodles, rice dishes or even just as a quick snack.

Ingredients:

• 100g raw prawn crackers

• 1 inch of vegetable oil depth
  

This recipe makes around 35 crackers.

Method:

Pour about 1 inch of vegetable oil into a large frying pan, put the heat to about medium and let it heat up for 10 minutes, to see if it's ready just add a broken piece of cracker and see if it cooks, if it browns too quickly it means the oil is too hot so turn heat down slightly.

When the oil is ready carefully place about 5 to 7 crackers and it will immediately cook but be quick as it only takes 10 to 15 seconds, you'll want to scoop them out before they brown.

Place onto a kitchen tissue to remove excess oil and that is pretty much it, let it cool down before eating as it will get more crunchy and you can store these in an airtight container and they will last for a good week or so, I hope you enjoy!

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What does prawn crackers taste like?

Prawn crackers have a mild flavour with a slight hint of prawn and garlic, the crunchy texture is the main appeal which goes well with most dishes. In broth dishes it soaks in flavours nicely and when softened adds additional variety to its taste. It also works well in salads like Gado Gado which is a steamed vegetable salad with peanut sauce, adding prawn crackers to it really livens up the meal.

You can find them online or at international food shops in their raw form, and different countries have a slight variation to their flavour and crunch. In fact there are so many varieties of prawn or fish crackers all over Indonesia, it is as popular a snack as potato crisps are to the UK.

It's also relatively simple to make from scratch, it's on my list to make a video at some point and show how it's made and more than likely I will be making Indonesian prawn crackers which are called 'Kerupuk Udang'. Eating some meals without them can often feel like something is missing so most Indonesians will keep crackers in the house to ensure there are always some at hand.

So you don't have to wait until you order a takeaway to get your hands on some prawn crackers, try and make some for yourself, enjoy!