Peanut Butter Mantis Shrimp

To make it a story, one fine Saturday morning we drove to Kuala Selangor to get our fresh seafood. Kuala Selangor is one of the small coastal area in the district of Selangor, Malaysia which is known for their jetty, fishing nets and fresh produce. We drove quite early to grab the freshest and true enough upon reaching their fish market everything just came down from jetty. Some fishes are still breathing or happily swimming in their tubs. That's how fresh they are and I'm spoilt with choices with variant of seafood fiesta right in front of my eyes. From shellfish to fishes, crabs and many other seafoods that I couldn't even pronounce their name was put up for sale.  The excitement filled me like a little girl in a candy shop 😆.

The excitement doubled up when I saw plates of Mantis shrimps and quickly grabbed them at my best. The same mantis shrimps went into my peanut butter shrimp. Instead of ordinary butter prawn I added creamy peanut butter to give it a twist. I shall give a tap on my shoulder for give it a try with peanut butter. Dandelions love the creaminess of the dish and the well coated combination of butter and peanut butter. They suck the juice out of the prawn till the last bit and u know it's really good. Personally, I love the fragrant of the dish and it goes really well by it's own or serve hot with white rice.

Ingredients 

300g mantis shrimp,cleaned

1/3 cup all-purpose flour 

1/4 cup rice flour 

1/2 tsp black pepper powder 

2 tbsp unsalted butter 

2 tbsp creamy peanut butter

2 sprig curry leaves 

2 bird eye chillies,chopped

2 cloves garlic,minced

6 tbsp evaporated milk

Salt to season

Methods

In a bowl, add mantis shrimp,rice flour,all purpose flour and black pepper powder. Mix well to combine.

Heat oil in a pan for deep frying. Deep fry the shrimps in batches till golden for 2-3 minutes.  Keep aside.

Melt unsalted butter in the work and fry the curry leaves till fragrant.

Add minced garlic and chopped chillies. Saute for 10 seconds.

Add the peanut butter and stir.  Add evaporated milk and season with salt. Stir and bring to a light boil. 

Add the fried mantis shrimp and toss till the shrimps are well coated with the sauce. 

Turn off heat and transfer to a serving plate. 

Serve hot with white rice.