Fried Shrimp with Sweet Potato

FRIED SHRIMP (PRAWN) with Sweet Potato 

I love eating fried shrimp (prawn) with sweet potato cake. I can eat this whole tray in one sitting.
My kids even love them...even though they make me peel the shrimps for them.

INGREDIENTS: 
1 lb medium shrimp (leaving the skin on--trimming the tail and heads)
1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
1 Tablespoon Rice Flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric (powder)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 cup water
2 teaspoon fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper

1 LARGE sweet potato (yam) ---Peel and CUT into 3in strips (julienne)

Vegetable Oil (for deep frying)

***Garnish with sliced jalapeno
***Roman lettuce ---for wrapping the fried shrimp and dipping in fish sauce
OPTIONAL--fish sauce (dipping sauce)


DIRECTION: 
Wash the shrimp then cut  off the shrimp heads and tail but leaving the shells on. Set ASIDE.

Peel the sweet potato and cut into 3in strips (julienne) ...set aside.


In a large bowl start by sifting the all purpose flour, rice flour and baking powder.   Next add turmeric, salt, sugar, egg, rice vinegar, fish sauce, cracked black pepper and water into the mixing bowl and MIX WELL.  Next add in the shrimp (prawn) and sliced sweet potato. Making sure that all the shrimp and sweet potato gets a good coating.

In a frying pan  or a WOK add in your oil. Once the oil is hot....taking a slotted metal spoon or ladle and spoon a FULL SPOON of shrimp and sweet potato (I usually try to make sure to get at least 1 shrimp into the spoon)...lower the spoon into the HOT OIL and slowly slide off the shrimp and sweet potato mixture. I usually use another spoon to slide the shrimp mixture into the OIL. When you see the shrimp/sweet potato cake float to the top and its a golden color...remove the shrimp cake with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.


Serve up immediately ....the shrimp/sweet potato cake taste good when it is served HOT  ;)

***serve with lettuce and dip in fish sauce

ENJOY!!!

           Shrimp (prawn) and sweet potato in the batter.
                      Shrimp head and tail trimmed.
                    Sweet Potato cut into little strips.