Recipe - Kam Heong Prawn Mantis

Prawn Mantis (Kam Heong)

Kam Heong Prawn Mantis Recipe

 

A few weeks ago, while I was shopping in Village Grocer, Atria, I bought a packet of frozen Prawn Mantis meat and I used the following ingredients to cook my dish.

 

Prawn Mantis

 

 

Ingredients

800 gm prawn mantis (defrosted)

1 brown onion (cut into quarter)

6 shallots (sliced)

100 gm dried prawns (skin removed, soaked in water for 8 minutes and then sift)

4 sprigs of curry leaves

6 dried chillies

10 fresh Okra (sliced) optional

Spring onions for garnishing (cut)

3 tbsp oil

Seasoning, dried chillies, garlic, dried prawns, brown onion, shallots curry leaves, okra

Frying batter

5 tbsp plain flour

2 tbsp rice flour

1 egg (beaten)

1 tbsp butter

Pinch of salt

Dash of pepper

Some water

Cooking oil for deep frying

Seasoning

3 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp light sauce

½ tsp dark sauce

 

Procedure

In a mixing bowl, mix the frying batter ingredients into smooth batter.

Prepare a wok or pot with sufficient cooking oil. Deep the prawn mantis into batter and deep fry it until golden brown. Remove and set it aside.

In a clean hot wok, heat 3 tbsp oil and saute brown onions, shallots, garlic and dried prawns until fragrant.

Add in okra, curry leaves, dry chillies and all the seasoning and stir fry until aromatic.

Add in fried prawn mantis into the wok and give a quick stir to mix.

Dish and garnish with spring onions. Serve immediately.