Salt and Pepper Prawns (Shrimp)

A great fingerfood dish for parties or serve as an entree. You can use regular ground peppercorns ground chinese sichuan peppercorns if you prefer This recipe is wheat and gluten free

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 24  medium  green  prawns (about 1.4 kilos)
• 1⁄2 cup  rice flour
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 3  teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2  cups  peanut oil
• 1  tablespoon flaked sea salt
• 1 -2  lemon, cut into wedges to serve

Directions

1. Peel, devein and butterfly the prawns, leaving the tails intact.
2. Combine the flour salt and 2 teaspoons of the ground peppercorns in a large bowl. Add prawns and toss to coat in the flour mixture. Shake off the excess flour from each prawn.
3. Heat the oil in a wok or frypan until very hot. Cook prawns in small batches for about 2 minutes or until crisp. Transfer prawns to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
4. In a seperate bowl, combine the salt flakes with the remaining teaspoon of ground peppercorns.
5. Place prawns on a serving plate and sprinkle with the salt & pepper mix. Serve with lemon wedges.
6. Enjoy!