Rempeyek Udang / Indonesian Thin and Crisp Shrimp Fritters

Rempeyek Udang

Rempeyek is the Indonesian Thin and Crispy fritters.

You can use peanuts, shrimps/baby shrimps/prawns, or dried baby shrimps.

Here is my way of making the Rempeyek.

My version is on the lighter side, you may want to add more spices powder into it if you like.

Ingredients:

300 grams of cooked baby shrimps

1 cup of rice flour.

1/4 cup of flour.

1/2 tsp of turmeric powder

Salt and ground white pepper to taste.

1/2 tsp of garlic powder.

1/2 tsp of coriander powder.

Cold water, enough to mix the mixture into a thick batter.
5 kaffir lime leaves, chopped super fine.

chopped chili / chili powder - if you like - i didn't use this.

Why cold water?

Besides rice flour, cold water also helps to make the batter crispy when fried.  Just like making tempura batter, where the batter stay cold because of ice blocks in it.

Why baby shrimps?

I prefer baby shrimps, because it is just easier to eat compare to prawns which are bigger in size and the shells are hard.  Can't eat the shells and I still have to peel them, for me it's not fun eating them.

Why cooked baby shrimps?

Because it is already cooked, it crips to perfections :D when fried.

Don't believe me? Try it! :D

Method:
Mix all ingredients together, except the shrimps.

Taste the batter first if you'd like to add more spices powder/salt.

Add shrimps, mix well.

I made the batter a bit thick, not runny.

 You need enough oil to fry them.

I wiggle the wok just so the oil can "spread" to the sides of the wok.

I took 1 tablespoon of the ingredients and put it on each side of the wok like on the above photo.

 Don't forget to laddle the oil from the middle to each of the frying mixture.

Be careful, it's HOT oil!

Flip them to fry on the other side, fry until crispy.

Ooopppsss my last batch was burnt!  No problem, still yummy for me :D

Here they are and I made "pimped" Maggie Sweet Chili sauce to accompany them.

"Pimped" Maggie Sweet Chili sauce

Ingredients:

2 tbsp of Maggie sweet chili sauce

2 red bird-eye chili, chopped finely

Fish sauce and lemon/lime juice to taste.

Method:

Mix all ingredients together.

Taste before serving.

YYUUUMMMMOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!