Honey-Walnut Prawns

"Crunchy sweet walnuts with crispy prawns--a wonderful combination. Don't let the mayonnaise part throw you off--it is very good."
 
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photo by Sandi From CA photo by Sandi From CA
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Ready In:
38mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

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

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Reviews

  1. 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)
     
  2. This is my 12 year olds most requested dinner. Thank you so much for the recipe :)
     
  3. 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!!!!
     
  4. 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.
     
  5. 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.
     
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  1. 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.
     

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I live in california. I have three kids which are all grown now, My grandson is 7years old and the love of my life. Was a stay at home mom until my husband passed away a few years ago. Enjoy crafts, sewing (which i don't do much of anymore),and cooking. Just started to put together a family cookbook, with long time favorites from over the years. Plus I always enjoy trying new recipes. new passions are sourdough and salsas. We have a garden each year that keeps me in fresh veges for most of the summer,GREAT.
 
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