Butter Prawn is a relatively new Malaysian creation–combining the best of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and western ingredients, this is a knockout dish in terms of taste, smell, and presentation.
Other than prawn, the key ingredient of this dish is curry leaf. Highly aromatic in nature, curry leaf is widely used in southern Indian cuisine and Malaysian cuisine.
The exotic scent of these dark green leaves saturates coconut milk based curries with rich fragrance and perks up seafood dishes such as Butter Prawn and Black Pepper Crab.
The brown bits in the picture are killer in taste–the toasted kerisik (grated coconut) reveals layer upon layer of complex flavors–buttery, salty, sweet, spicy, and garlicky working off one another seamlessly and perfectly.
This concoction is truly Malaysian and the taste is simply heavenly.
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 253 calories per serving.
Butter Prawn Recipe
Butter Prawn Recipe - buttery, salty, sweet, spicy, and garlicky working off one another seamlessly and perfectly in this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 lb large prawns
- oil for deep frying
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 6 bird's eye chilies, chopped
- 3 sprigs curry leaves, use only the leaves
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine, rice wine preferred
- 6 tablespoons grated coconut, dry fried until golden brown
Directions
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1Leave the prawn heads and shells on but chop off the eyes part. Slit down the back to remove the veins. Pat dry. Heat oil and deep fry the prawns. Drain and set aside.
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2Melt the butter, add bird's eye chilies, curry leaves, garlic, salt and fry for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add prawns, sugar, soy sauce, wine, and grated coconut. Cook over high heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve immediately.
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3Recipe adapted from "The Food of Malaysia: Authentic Recipes from the Crossroads of Asia."
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Kauser
The easiest and tastiest prawn recipe I have ever done. Thanks very much.
MayaYogen
Hi,
Is the soy sauce the dark soy sauce or light soy sauce?
Rasa Malaysia
Soy sauce is regular soy sauce.
Nik
How do you make the egg swirl? I love Kelana Jaya Sea Food butterred prawns with the egg swirl. The restaurant has long ago closed.
Larry Tay
Thanks i am from Singapore, i have seem yr butter prawns
recipe, it easy and simple to cook, thanks hope u will
provide more recipes in future
leng
hallo bee….just would like to ask what i could substitute for curry leaves? thanks! i super love the vietnamese beef :) its always a hit!! thanks so much!
Freddie Gutierrez
Made this on Sunday and man was it good!