Crispy Prawn Burgers – RecipeTin Eats

September 19, 2025

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Prawn burgers (shrimp burgers) are bizarrely onerous to search out – however you can also make them at residence in below half-hour! Crispy prawn patties, juicy inside, sandwiched in smooth buns slathered with creamy-sweet-savoury Bang Bang Sauce, I’d anticipate to pay upwards of $30 for this at a classy bistro.

Crispy prawn burgers

Good prawn burgers are weirdly onerous to come back by. Those I’ve tried have both been disturbingly bouncy (like over-firm Thai fish desserts), dry from overcooking, or simply plain missing in prawn flavour (I believe….fillers!).

This selfmade model fixes all that. I additionally like that it’s an awesome prawn recipe the place it doesn’t actually matter whether or not the prawns have been freshly plucked out of the ocean, or got here in frozen luggage from the grocery retailer. Freshly peeled prawns have a softer, juicier texture which is admittedly noticeable in dishes like Garlic Prawns, whereas in prawn burgers, the distinction isn’t as stark!

Use pillowy smooth buns for the perfect consuming expertise and your favorite seafood sauce. I’ve gone with Bang Bang Sauce at the moment, impressed by the flavours of the ever-popular Bang Bang Shrimp – crispy prawns tossed in a creamy-spicy sauce, a match made in heaven. Sure, that’s coming right here quickly!

Elements in prawn burgers

Right here’s what it is advisable make these crunchy crispy prawn burgers!

1. For the crunchy crumbed PRAWN PATTIES

Prawns (shrimp) – You’ll want 400g/14 oz contemporary (peeled your self) or 500g/1 lb frozen uncooked prawns, which can lose about 100g/3 oz of water as soon as thawed (frozen seafood releases a number of liquid!).
Garlic – Blitzed up with the prawn for terrific contemporary garlic flavour.
Inexperienced onion – For a contact of contemporary flavour and good little inexperienced specks. Wouldn’t be a deal breaker when you skipped this, or substitute with 2 tablespoons of very finely minced onion (any color).
Panko breadcrumbs – Bigger items than common breadcrumbs for a crunchier crust!
Egg and flour – To make the panko stick. Simply common plain flour (all-purpose flour).

2. FOR THE BURGER

Delicate buns – My top-shelf alternative is brioche buns, for the pillowy softness, barely candy and buttery flavour. Else, any smooth roll or bun will work, or you may lower rounds out of sandwich bread (I’ve seen this at eating places, appears terrific and fairly gourmand, with neat uniform rounds).
Lettuce – Finely sliced, so it sits properly.
Gherkins – I exploit bigger ones finely sliced into rounds. In case you have smaller ones you may at all times finely chop and scatter.
Sauce choices – I’ve used Bang Bang Sauce as a result of prawns + creamy-sweet-barely-spicy sauce is a win! Nevertheless, any sauce you get pleasure from with prawns or seafood might be terrific right here – Tartare Sauce, Seafood Sauce, Aioli (please remind me to share a recipe!) or perhaps a squirt of excellent ole’ ketchup!

Tips on how to make prawn burgers

I prefer to blitz half the prawns which turns right into a paste and holds the patty collectively (no egg wanted for binding) whereas the remaining is chopped up and stirred by the combination so that you get good little prawn chunks within the burger.

Chop the prawns up into small items, just below 1cm / 0.2″.
Blitz half the prawns utilizing a stick blender with garlic till it turns into pasty. No have to be tremendous meticulous about guaranteeing each little bit is blitzed, as a result of we stir in prawn chunks anyway.

Prawn patty combination – Scrape the prawn paste right into a bowl and blend by hand with the remaining chopped prawns, inexperienced onion, salt and pepper.
Kind balls – Utilizing barely moist fingers to stop the combination from sticking, roll the combination into 4 balls.

Flour – Working one ball at a time, coat in flour and shake off extra. Be aware: The combination is kind of smooth so I discover it’s simpler for dealing with to do the dredging steps in ball type then press into pattiy shapes on the finish.
Egg – Then roll within the egg, and permit the surplus to drip off.

Panko – Place the ball in panko breadcrumbs and press down right into a patty. Make it a smidge bigger than the scale of the burger bun, taking into consideration it’ll shrink barely and develop into a little bit thicker because it cooks.
Flip utilizing a spatula and press all the way down to make the panko adhered. Reshape as wanted – the sides would possibly crack, your patty may not be an ideal circle while you squish it (gasp shock horror!)

Cooking and assembling

Patties made, let’s prepare dinner! Although you get a extra even golden floor when you deep fry somewhat than pan fry, I determine it doesn’t actually matter as a result of as soon as assembled within the burger, no person can see the floor!

Repeat – use all of the prawn combination to make 4 crumbed patties in complete.
Cook dinner – Warmth oil in a non stick pan over medium excessive warmth (and even medium, in case your range is powerful). Cook dinner the prawn patties for two minutes on both sides till golden, then take away onto a paper towel lined tray.

TIP: The edges of your prawn patties ought to go golden from the oil splattering up the edges because it cooks, but when not, you may simply stand them on the aspect and roll throughout the pan – they’ll color nearly on contact. I didn’t do it for the recipe video however for the images I did.

Bang Bang Sauce – Simply mayonnaise, candy chilli sauce and sriracha. Combine, then it’s prepared to make use of! See components part or recipe card for different sauce options.
Assemble – I at all times have a particular order wherein I construct burgers and sandwiches! For prawn burgers, that is how I do it: smear base with sauce, place prawn patty on prime. Cowl with gherkin slices, pile on shredded lettuce then prime with a sauce smeared lid. READY TO EAT!

Gold commonplace could be to serve these with a aspect of selfmade French fries, however that was out of attain for me at the moment. So I simply baked some frozen ones.

As for getting forward, they are often crumbed then saved within the fridge for just a few hours however I wouldn’t do it too far forward because the salt within the prawn combination will draw moisture out and make the panko smooth. Which is okay if it’s only a bit as it’ll crisp up when cooked, however when you go away it too lengthy you’ll compromise the crispiness. No person desires a soggy prawn burger.

In all honesty, I can’t bear in mind the final time I noticed a prawn burger on a menu. So I actually hope you get to do this! – Nagi x

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Crispy Prawn Burgers – RecipeTin Eats

Crispy prawn burgers