Camaron Rebosado

Camaron  Rebosado

Battered Prawns

Camaron Rebosado or battered shrimp are individually hand-dipped in an 

authentic Filipino style batter that fried up golden and crispy from your stove. 

Can be serve with plain ketchup or sweet and spicy dipping.

Ingredients :

• 1 Lbs (16-20 pcs.) prawn
• 3/4 Cup all purpose flour
• ½ Tsp. baking powder
• ¼ Tsp. salt
• 1 Egg yolk
• 200 Ml ice water
• 2 Ice cubes

Directions :

• Pull off the head and the outer shell.  Keep the last segment of shell and the tail tip on.
• Cut a slight slits on the body of the shrimp and season with salt.
• Insert toothpick from the neck to the tail of the shrimp (optional, to make the shrimp straight)
• Start heating the oil when you are almost done with the shrimp.
• Beat egg yolk gently and add iced water and 2 ice cubes.
• Combine the flour, salt and baking powder, mix well and sift.
• Pour the egg mixture into flour mixture. Mix but only circulate around the bowl.
• Roll the shrimp in corn starch and dip in batter several times.
• Deep fry for about 2-3 minutes or until brown, place the shrimp on a wire rack or paper towel.

Cooking Tips :

1. Keep in mind the more shrimp you have in the pot the cooler the oil temperature will be.
2. You can check the temperature by dropping a small amount of batter, when you see small bubbles around the batter , it’s ready for deep frying
3.  Between batches, use the mesh sieve to scoop excess crumbs floating in the oil.
4. Make sure shrimp is completely covered by the batter.

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