Udang goreng pedas Wah

You will need:

• 12 medium sized prawns, with or without the heads
• 3-5 dried chillies
• 1 medium sized onion
• a tiny bit of shrimp paste (optional)
• salt to taste
• a pinch of sugar OR a tinge of honey (optional)
  
• Some oil to fry
  

Direction:

1. Blend together dried chillies, onion and shrimp paste.
   
2. Marinade the prawns with the blended ingredients, salt and sugar or honey. Set aside for fifteen minutes.
3. In a wok, heat oil and fry the prawns until pink and crispy.
4. Serve while hot.

Source: My Grandmother, Wah.

Note: The original recipe does not include honey or sugar as the prawns are already sweet as they are. I purposely add some honey to counter the heat from the chillies. It caramelised (not hangus!) hence the dark red in colour.

This recipe to me is a simplified recipe of sambal udang, a one step cooking method! I just love it when my Wah cooks this for us. It's her speciality besides her ayam percik, bifstik daging and telur separuh masak (seriously!).

Deep Fried King Prawns wrapped with fresh egg noodles

You will need:

• 12 fresh king prawns
• ½ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste
• 48-60 strands of fresh egg noodles
• fresh baby spinach, to decorate (optional)

Directions:

1. Clean the prawns and prepare them to suit your likings. (eg: either to remove the shell or not. You may remove the head for better presentation too)
   
2. Add all the ingredients (except the noodles) in a bowl and marinade for 10-15 minutes.
3. Wrap one prawn with 4-5 strands of fresh egg noodles.
4. Deep fry in hot oil until the prawns change colour to pink and the noodles become crispy.
5. Drain excess oil on kitchen paper towel.
   
6. Arrange the prawns on baby spinach. Serve while hot with chilli sauce.
   

Source: From my vague memory of watching one of Ainsley Harriott's cooking programme, about 4-5 years ago! I tried to google for the exact recipe, but there was no match so far. If I'm not mistaken, Ainsley used skewers and removed the shells and deveined the prawns before frying.

Oh yes, I made up the ingredients for the marinade too. But two key ingredients were definitely prawns and fresh egg noodles.