Will she accept this?!
Answers: Okay, so at my middle school, tomorrow we have a International Cuisine. Everyone is assigned to bring an ethnic dish from any country. Our teacher said that we can't just purchase something from the store, or ask our mothers to do all the work. I want to do prawn cracers, which is a dessert or snack, from China. If any of you guys have ever heard of these, to make them, you buy these uncooked, colored chips from a Chinese market, and fry them with oil. Okay, so the mother thing is alright. I'll help my mom fry the stuff, so I'm doing something, too. But, is this called purchasing something from the store, if you're gonna cook it? Is this still alright?
It's ok but not 100% ok
Nope, It's like making a frozen dinner.Rolling out dough/cutting potatoes for example and then frying them, is the right way to do it .
Here is one you can do yourself, If you have money to buy the ingredients
Five-Spice peanuts (serves 6-8)
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups unsalted peanuts, without skins
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
PREPARATION:
Line a baking sheet with foil or wax paper, or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
In a small heavy saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat to dissolve the sugar.
Stir in the five-spice powder. Bring to a boil. Let boil for several minutes without stirring. When it reaches the "soft ball" stage remove from the heat. Stir in the peanuts.
Spread the mixture out on the sheet. Let stand until it has hardened. Break into pieces. Store in a sealed cannister.
No, if you buy the raw prawn meat and then fry it at home (see recipe), that only means you purchased the products in order to make a dish.
Prawn Crackers
250g prawn meat, washed and dried well
250 to 300g tapioca flour
1 tsp salt
l tsp pepper
Oil for deep frying
Liquidise the prawn meat till smooth. Mix in the tapioca flour, salt and pepper. Mix well into a stiff dough.
Divide dough into three equal portions. Roll up each portion then place the rolls on a greased plate. Steam for 40 to 45 minutes over high flame.
Leave the rolls to cool, then wrap with a clean tea towel. Chill well in the refrigerator. Use a very sharp knife to slice thinly. Thoroughly dry the cut-out pieces in the sun.
Deep-fry the crackers.
BUT....if you buy the bag of ready prawn crackers and just fry them, I would not consider it as cooking a special dish. That is just purchasing ready products.
Prawn crackers (also called prawn flavored crackers and shrimp chips) are the tasty prawn flavored chips that puff up when deep-fried. Prawn Crackers are very addictive, despite the fact that their texture has been compared to styrofoam - I find that they remind me of Cheesies, but with a delicate seafood flavor replacing the cheese. They make a great snack food for kids and adults alike, and go very well with beer.
What You'll Need to Make Crackers
A package of prawn flavored crackers (as shown in the photo)
A wok or other equipment for deep-frying
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I'm going to guess that your teacher would be all right with this. Why not whip up a little cocktail sauce -- you know, ketchup and horseradish and all -- for a dip? Then you have two things you made, even if they are super simple. I don't think she intends for you to become a chú shī zhǎng overnight.