Crispy prawns made in the oven, is a perfect batch cooking recipe. Use Japanese panko breadcrumbs on the tender prawns to add crispiness to the dish.
I prefer using the oven for dishes like this when I can. Perfect for batch cooking for your whole family or to meal prep and put in the freezer for later.
Where can I use crispy prawns?
Put these prawns in your soft taco, or sprinkle them on top of your creamy coconut ramen, or why not eat them as is, dipping them in a sweet chili sauce. I also like to put these crispy prawns on spaghetti or linguine with a drizzle of sweet chili sauce.
Substitutes
If you cannot get a hold of panko breadcrumbs, you can use regular. The reason I am using panko breadcrumbs is that the size of the crumbs is bigger which gives an extra crisp to the prawns.
I often use frozen prawns when doing this recipe, mainly because it is significantly cheaper than fresh prawns, but also having prawns in the freezer, makes deciding what to have for dinner much faster. Ideally I would have taken out the prawns in the morning to let them defrost in the fridge during the day, but in a pinch you can take out the prawns when you get home from work, spread them on a plate to defrost or put them in a hot water water bath, just make sure no water touches the prawns and you will be fine.
Freezable
You can definitely freeze these prawns. Making a big batch in the oven, saves time for later because you can freeze them. If you have the space, freeze them flat first on a cookie sheet and once frozen solid, put them in freezer bags. If you do not have the space to freeze flat, then freeze in portion sizes, so you can take out just as much as you need for next time.
Variations
For other shrimp/prawn recipes, try my spicy shrimp with refried beans or why not my recently published recipe on fish parcels with spicy shrimp they are delicious.
Quick crispy prawns in the oven
Ingredients
- 200 g peeled and cooked prawns
- 50 ml flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 egg
- 100 ml panko breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Turn on your oven to 175 °C (350 °F).
- Prepare the breading ingredients for the prawns by shifting the flour on to a flat plate, use a teaspoon to fold in the salt. Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. And pour the panko breadcrumbs on a large flat plate.
- Coat the peeled and cooked prawns with flour.
- Move the prawns to the egg wash and coat evenly.
- Lastly, drop the prawn into the panko breadcrumbs and coat all.
- Place the breaded prawns on a baking sheet and place in the middle of the oven. Cook for 10 minutes, or until the prawns have browned.
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