Honey-Walnut Prawns

Submitted by crazymom

"Crunchy sweet walnuts with crispy prawns--a wonderful combination. Don't let the mayonnaise part throw you off--it is very good."

 

• Ready In: 38mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 cups oil
• 1 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
• 3 egg whites
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
• 1⁄2 head shredded cabbage

directions

1. Boil walnuts in 5 cups water for 10 minutes; drain.
2. Place walnuts and 1/2 cup sugar into 2 pints of boiling water. Boil for another 10 minutes.
3. Remove walnuts from water and coat with honey.
4. Heat 2 cups oil until almost smoking, then fry walnuts until they are shiny and brown, about 5-8 minutes.
5. Remove and place on cookie sheet to cool.
6. Mix cornstarch and egg whites together to form a thick, sticky mixture. Mix shrimp into this mixture and set aside.
7. Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice and condensed milk in a medium bowl until smooth.
8. Heat 1/2 cup oil and deep fry shrimp until golden. (Put only a few in at a time or they will stick together).
9. Drain shrimp and then fold into mayonnaise sauce.
10. Serve over the cabbage the sauce is great with it.

Reviews

[Emily.]

This is sooo good. I'm 13 & I made this & both my family and I enjoyed it a lot. It's almost better than what we always order at the Chinese restaurant! But good enough. :) Thanks for the recipe! (& I think I used more mayo and sweetened condensed milk)

 

[michellebhm]

This is my 12 year olds most requested dinner. Thank you so much for the recipe :)

 

[shera_23]

There were GREAT!!! DH and I loved getting this from a chinese restaurant in California and this tasted almost exactly like the real thing! I didn't bother frying the walnuts either - I just sauteed in a little butter with sugar and then drizzled in honey. I did think the mayo taste in the sauce was a tad strong so I ended up adding more condensed milk. Next time I will use equal amounts mayonnaise and condensed milk. I'm so happy to find this recipe!!!!

 

[MsJongg]

This is such a great recipe... so simple yet so tasty. As good or better than what we order at the restaurant. And the sauce is perfect with just the 3 ingredients. (I candied the nuts the way I usually do - melt sugar in a pan, add nuts, stir until coated then turn out onto a piece of buttered foil.) Thank you for sharing! Note: I just noticed that I made it a little differently. (Not on purpose, just in a rush.) I didn’t add lemon to the sauce and I didn’t toss the prawns in the sauce. I added the honey to the sauce and drizzled it over the prawns, then topped it all with the candied nuts and served it with steamed rice.

 

[MJLohrenz2]

We have traditionally ordered these Shrimp when at Asian Restaurants so thought I would give a try. Fantastic! Used Pecans in place of the Walnuts and made this even richer. Worth repeating.