In Surabaya, this meal is known as Ote-ote (which means "naked" in English) - don't ask my why, while in other towns, they called it Bakwan Udang (prawn meatball). I don't know where originally this meal comes from.
Category: Appetizer
Difficulty: Easy
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 100 g bean sprouts
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced and blanched
- 1 celery leaf, chopped
- 50 g small prawn, cleaned and washed
- 50 g plain flour
Spice Paste
- 2 shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1/2 block seasoning mixture (1/2 sachet Royco/Knorr)
Directions
1. Grind or blend the spice paste.
2. Mix all the ingredients. Then add 2 or 3 tablespoons of water to mix them well. If the mixture is too watery, add more flour.
3. Heat the oil in deep wok. Take a small deep ladle and heat it up into the hot oil. When it's hot enough, take it out and put 2 tablespoons of mixture and add prawn on the top. Bring it to fry. After sometime, take out the mixture from the ladle and continue fry until it turns brown.
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