To Fry the Prawn Crackers
Place the oil in a deep fryer on thick pot to a depth of about 4 inches. Have a frying basket in it while it heats. Test the temperature by dropping a sliver of raw potato into the oil. If it rests for a few seconds and then rise to the surface, it is ready. If it ready. If it bounces right up, the oil is too hot and the crackers will not expand into the delightful crisp white tasty morsels they should be but will expand only a little. Drop the crackers into the oil and, when they rise, give them 8 seconds. Immediately, lift them out and drain them on absorbent kitchen paper. Coat the prepared prawns in the prepared seasoned egg and breadcrumbs. Lower them into the very hot oil and cook them for about 2 minutes when they will be cooked to a beautifully deep warm gold and curled most attractively. Drain as above.
Place each half prawn in the 'cup' of a prawn cracker and pile them on a serving dish.
