Camaron rebosado (battered prawns with sweet and sour sauce)

Name: Camaron rebosado (battered prawns with sweet and sour sauce)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 kilo prawns, shelled and deveined, leave the tails on; 2 large eggs, beaten; oil for deep frying

Main Dish

6 servings

Very Easy

50 min

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 kilo prawns, shelled and deveined, leave the tails on
2 large eggs, beaten
oil for deep frying

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Preparation

Preparation20 min

Cook time30 min

1. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and salt. Dredge each prawn in the mixture, then dip in egg then dredge again in flour.
2. Heat oil in a pan or wok. Cook prawns in batches until they are cooked. Drain on paper towels.

For the sauce:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup tomato ketchup
1/2 cup vinegar
2 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 cup water

Place sugar, ketchup and vinegar in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat. Stir in cornstarch mixture. Continue to stir until sauce is thick, make sure to stir occasionally.