Ebi Mayo (Fried Shrimp in Mayonnaise Sauce)

Name: Ebi Mayo (Fried Shrimp in Mayonnaise Sauce)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese
Ingredients: 70 g cake flour (lower protein content for lighter batter); 1 tbsp rice flour (or corn starch); ½ tsp baking powder; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 100 ml lager beer (or soda water, must be very cold); 4 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise; 1 tbsp condensed milk (sweetened, not evaporated milk); 1 tsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp rice vinegar (unseasoned); ½ tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); ½ tsp lemon juice (or lime juice, freshly squeezed best); ½ tsp paprika powder (regular or smoked); 250 g shrimp (medium to large size, deshelled and deveined, black tiger or white shrimp); 1 tsp cornstarch (for cleaning); 2 pinches salt (for cleaning); 3 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch); 2 cloves garlic (peeled, whole); cooking oil (neutral with high smoke point); dried parsley (to garnish)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:10min

Juicy prawns fried in a light yet crispy batter then coated in a sweet and creamy mayonnaise-based sauce, "Ebi Mayo" is a sure crowd-pleaser! This addictive Chinese restaurant and izakaya-style appetizer is also popular to make at home!

Updated at: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:20:44 GMT