Once you have prepared homemade Chinese shrimp chips, it's time to fry them up so you can enjoy their savory seafood flavor! Here's how you can create yummy, puffed prawn crackers by deep-frying dried shrimp chips:
1. Heat a frying pan with about one inch of oil on medium heat. The oil is ready when it is about 350F. It will take about 5-10 minutes for the oil to heat up. You can test it by putting one shrimp chip in and seeing if it puffs up quickly.
2. Once the oil is heated, add shrimp chips in batches. They need to have sufficient room to puff up. You can add about 10-12 in at a time, depending on the size of your frying pan.
3. As soon as you put the dried chips into the oil, use a slotted spoon to press them into the oil. They will puff up in a few seconds. The prawn crackers are ready when they're golden brown.
4. Once puffed, remove the chips with a slotted spoon. Place fried prawn crackers on a cooling rack with a cookie sheet underneath so the excess oil can drain off.
5. As soon as the chips have cooled, they're ready to eat! Avoid frying too many chips at a time; they're best (and crunchiest!) when they're freshly made.