Despite football and gastronomy they seem like distant universes, impossible not to think of a snack to watch the game. And since in today’s match there will be a rival of the Brazilian team Cameroon teama snack of breaded shrimp with sweet and sour sauce is fine, right?
Whether you plan to gather friends at home or receive family, Guia da Cozinha knows that moments like this call for simple recipes full of flavor so you can master the preparation. And to make this moment even more incredible, check out a sweet and sour sauce breaded shrimp recipe below to vibe and cheer on our selection in the Brazil x Cameroon game! Check out the step-by-step recipe below.
Breaded prawns with sweet and sour sauce
Time: 2h (+30min rest)
Performance: 6
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients:
- 20 medium prawns, peeled and decapitated, leaving the tail
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (for cooking)
- 1 cup wheat flour (tea)
- 1 cup of water (tea)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- Fry oil
Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 2 tablespoons of ketchup
- 1 teaspoon(s) of tomato paste
- 1 and 1/2 cups (tea) water
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (shoyu)
- 3 tablespoons of white vinegar
- salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
Method of preparation:
- Put the prawns and baking soda in a bowl, mix well and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- For the sauce, put the oil, ketchup, tomato puree in a pan and mix well.
- Add 1 cup (tea) water, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and sugar and mix well.
- Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining water, add it to the sauce in the pan, cook until it thickens and remove from the heat.
- Put the flour and water in a bowl and mix well until you get a smooth dough.
- Add the salt and yeast, mixing well.
- Heat the oil well in a deep frying pan, dip the prawns in the batter and fry them in the hot oil until golden brown.
- Remove from heat and leave to drain on absorbent paper.
- Serve with the hot sauce.
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