Gambas in beer batter

Name: Gambas in beer batter
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 150 ml pale ale; 3 TABLESPOONS Olive oil; 150 g Flour; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp white pepper; 18 prawns ready to cook, without head and shell (gambas); 1 collar Chives; 1 Protein; 500 ml oil for baking; 7-10 Tbsp Lemon wedges

AUTHOR
Kate Willis

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
30 mins

TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6

150 ml pale ale
3 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
150 g Flour
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp white pepper
18 prawns ready to cook, without head and shell (gambas)
1 collar Chives
1 Protein
500 ml oil for baking
7-10 Tbsp Lemon wedges

Directions

1
Heat beer with 150 ml water and oil. Pour flour into a bowl and gradually stir in the liquid with a whisk. Season dough with salt and pepper. Let it swell for about 10 minutes.
2
In the meantime, rinse the prawns and pat them dry. Wash the chives, dab dry and cut into rings. Heat oil. Beat egg whites until stiff, fold into the dough. Pull the shrimps by the tail fin through the dough and fry in portions in hot oil for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
3
Drain on kitchen paper. Sprinkle prawns with chives and serve with lemon wedges.