Thod Man Gung ทอดมันกุ้ง Fried Prawn Cakes

This is not something our budget would allow me to make normally but with Crystal Bay prawns selling at $12/kg,  the opportunity was simply to good to be missed. This is an extremely easy dish to prepare especially if you have some willing little helpers to help peel the prawns. Serve this as a snack with drinks, as an entree/starter or as part of a Thai meal. 

serves 4 as part of a Thai meal or as a snack with drinks
makes 16
you'll need;
1 kg of prawns, peeled and rinsed (keep the heads and shells for other use)
2 garlic cloves
1/2  tsp of sea salt
3 coriander roots, cleaned and chopped
1 tsp of white peppercorns
breadcrumbs (I used ponko)
oil for frying
cucumber and tomato slices to serve
sweet chilli sauce or plum sauce to serve

Pound garlic, salt, coriander roots and white peppercorns to a paste. This is also great as a marinade for bbq meat of fish.

Add paste to prawns and blend in a food processor til you get a thick paste.

Place prawn paste in a bowl and knead it til you get a sticky paste.

Form prawn paste into little patties and coat with breadcrumbs.

Fry in batches til golden and drain well before serving.

Serve immediately with cucumber and tomato slices, not to forget the sweet chilli sauce of course.