What are Prawn Crackers from the Chinese takeaway made from and how are they made?

Answer 1

Prawn cracker
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Freshly made prawn crackersPrawn Crackers (American Shrimp Chip, Shrimp Cracker, originally Kerupuk, Keropok or Indonesian and Dutch Kroepoek) is an Indonesian and Malaysian snack consisting of deep fried crackers made of flour (Usually Tapioca flour or potato flour) and flavoured with fish, prawns or vegetables. Despite the high amount of shrimps used, any shrimp taste is usually quite subtle - these crackers are usually white or light brown in colour. Prawn crackers are a traditional complimentary side dish accompanying a Chinese takeaway in the United Kingdom.


[edit] Types
There are countless varieties depending on the ingredients, which often used fruits and vegetables not commonly found in the West, eg. belinjo nuts (keropok made from belinjo nuts is called emping). Perhaps the most common form is keropok udang, made with dried shrimp and hence a light shade of pink. In Indonesian restaurants with English menus these are often simply called 'prawn crackers'. There are around 30 different recipes for keropok in Indonesia. A big producer of keropok and the place of origin of many keropok recipes is Garut.

In the Malaysian state of Terengganu, keropok are made by grinding the fish, prawn or vegetable to a paste, mixing with sago and then deep-frying it. It comes in two main forms: keropok lekor which is long and chewy, and keropok keping which is thin and crispy.


[edit] Preparation
Prawn Crackers are made by deep-frying them in oil. In only a few seconds they expand from thumb-sized semi-transparent chips to white fluffy crackers, much like popcorn. If left in the open air for more than a few days, they start to soften and become chewy and therefore are ideally consumed within a few days of being fried. Packets of unfried prawn chips may be purchased in oriental stores, or stores that specialize in the Asian cuisine.

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Answer 2

Prawn Crackers (American Shrimp Chip, Shrimp Cracker, originally Kerupuk, Keropok or Indonesian and Dutch Kroepoek) is an Indonesian and Malaysian snack consisting of deep fried crackers made of flour (Usually Tapioca flour or potato flour) and flavoured with fish, prawns or vegetables. Despite the high amount of shrimps used, any shrimp taste is usually quite subtle - these crackers are usually white or light brown in colour. Prawn crackers are a traditional complimentary side dish accompanying a Chinese takeaway in the United Kingdom
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Prawn Crackers are made by deep-frying them in oil. In only a few seconds they expand from thumb-sized semi-transparent chips to white fluffy crackers, much like popcorn. If left in the open air for more than a few days, they start to soften and become chewy and therefore are ideally consumed within a few days of being fried. Packets of unfried prawn chips may be purchased in oriental stores, or stores that specialize in the Asian cuisine.

Answer 3

Prawn Cracker Recipe

Answer 4

No, they are not made of prawns. It is called prawn crackers because of the extracts ( flavors) that comes from the prawns that were used/blended to make the crackers.

Answer 5

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Answer 7

In the event that it's a fruit it includes seeds, otherwise it's a vegetable. And vegetables are usually grown in the ground while fruits are grown in trees.

Answer 8

they are made from processed prawns and fish mixed together with tapioca flour.

Answer 9

Dont know but I think they are fried in the dregs of the oil from the taste of them sometimes. Try eating them when you havent had a drink - they dont taste as good xx

Answer 10

my sisters friend once said "why do these prawn crackers taste fishy?"