Rick Stein Deep-fried Coconut Prawns Recipe | The Road To Mexico

Ingredients

• 24 raw king prawns, peeled but with tails on (about 600g frozen raw shell-on prawns)
• 600ml corn oil, for frying
• salt and black pepper
• 125g plain flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 medium egg
• 150ml ice-cold water
• 50g plain flour
• 60g panko breadcrumbs
• 60g unsweetened desiccated coconut
• 1 large papaya
• ½-1 habanero chilli, stem removed, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 1 banana shallot, roughly chopped
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and halved
• 3 tbsp cider vinegar
• 2 thin slices root ginger
• juice of 1 lime
• juice of 1 orange
• 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
• 1 large pinch ground allspice
• ½ tsp salt