Prawn paste cod (or salmon)

Ah, prawn paste chicken (har cheong gai)! A popular favourite.

But what about prawn paste fish? And in an air fryer? It turns out that it tastes pretty good actually. We happened to buy prawn paste powder for our first try, and it turned out well, though I had my initial doubts, as most of my friends would buy the prawn paste in paste form in a jar.

Prawn paste... powder!

This is the one we bought. Pretty cheap, it was about S$1.40 for 1 box, about 100 grams.

For using with the airfryer, you can pretty much disregard the instructions on the box, which is really quite scanty to begin with.

What you need:

• A fish fillet. I have used cod and salmon before. We prefer cod, because cod is more subtle and lets the prawn paste taste come through. With salmon it was kinda like a riot of flavours.
• Prawn paste powder
• Some oil

What to do:

1. Defrost a fish fillet
2. Cut out some aluminium foil that is big enough to wrap the fish, though not completely
3. Pat the fish dry, rub it in a bit of oil then spread the powder over it. I like to pat it on, though not too thick. You don't need to use too much oil, as the fish already has natural oils, especially if it's salmon
4. Store the fish in the meat keeper to marinate for a few hours
5. Heat up the airfryer at 200 deg
6. Place the fish and aluminium foil into the basket
7. Set the timer for 15min. I like it longer so it can be crispier

Enjoy!

I'll get a picture of it when I do it again as I don't have a very good one available.