Translucent Crystal Prawns

[diymummy]

Hi all, I'd just like to ask if anyone knows how to prepare prawns in such a way that they are crunchy and somewhat translucent, like the prawns we eat at dim sum places.

I have heard of a few methods:
1) Sprinkle with salt and stand for 1 min then rinse away the salt under cold running water. Repeat for 3-5 times
2) Sprinkle sugar on the prawns and freeze
3) Soak in sugar solution in the fridge

I've not tried steps 2 and 3 coz I don't think thawed prawns can actually be springy and for step 3, I am not sure how many parts sugar to how many parts water.

So if anyone has any ideas or had tried anything, could you please share it here? Thanks!!

 

[noan]

Hi Diymummy,

it's easy to make prawn crunchy.. U juz need to soak the prawn in baking soda

 

[diymummy]

Thanks noan! Soak for roughly how long??

 

[noan]

U can soak for abt 5 min or u can juz rub a bit of the baking soda at the prawn..

 

[AugBoyz]

Hi all, I'd just like to ask if anyone knows how to prepare prawns in such a way that they are crunchy and somewhat translucent, like the prawns we eat at dim sum places.

I have heard of a few methods:
1) Sprinkle with salt and stand for 1 min then rinse away the salt under cold running water. Repeat for 3-5 times
2) Sprinkle sugar on the prawns and freeze
3) Soak in sugar solution in the fridge

I've not tried steps 2 and 3 coz I don't think thawed prawns can actually be springy and for step 3, I am not sure how many parts sugar to how many parts water.

So if anyone has any ideas or had tried anything, could you please share it here? Thanks!!

method 2 is more of keeping the prawns fresh for a longer period of time.