King Prawn Fritters

Serves 4 as appetizer or 2 as starter
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients
12 Large sizes or King prawns (16/20)
200ml cold beer
200g self raising flour
2 eggs
Freshly grind black pepper to taste
Oil for frying

Instructions
Peel of the prawns, keeping tail intact.
Make a shallow cut along the back of the prawn with a small knife, carefully remove the dark vein with the tip of the knife, rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
In a large bowl, mix flour, one whole egg, one egg yolk, pepper and beer. Mix well until you get a fine batter.
In another bowl beat remaining egg white, and gently folded it into the batter.
Holding prawns by the tails, dip them into batter to coat, then deep-fry in batches in hot oil, drain on absorbent paper.
Serve as appetizers or starters, with garlic sauce on the side.

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