For the Crocodile
- 1 crocodile tail fillet (around 180g)
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tsp five spice
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
For the Mango sauce
- Flesh of 1 medium mango, cut into small cubes
- 1 dessertspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 dessertspoon clear honey
- 1/2 dessertspoon freshly ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cubic inch crushed ginger
- 100ml water
Method
- About an hour before cooking, whisk the eggs, flour and five spice together with a wire whisk until the mixture is smooth. Chill in the fridge until it is needed.
- Simmer the mango flesh in the water on a low heat until the flesh is very soft and almost all the water has gone
- Meanwhile, cut the crocodile tail fillet in half widthways and then cut each half into inch wide strips.
- Dust each crocodile strip with flour and then dip in the egg mixture.
- Deep fry the crocodile strips until they are golden brown.
- Drain on kitchen paper, set aside and keep warm.
- Take the mango pulp and put it in a blender. Blend until smooth and return to the pan.
- Add the cinnamon, honey, soy and ginger and mix well. Simmer gently until the sauce is thick. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Serve the crocodile with the sauce poured over with coconut and coriander noodles.
For the Crocodile
- 1 crocodile tail fillet (around 180g)
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tsp five spice
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
For the Mango sauce
- Flesh of 1 medium mango, cut into small cubes
- 1 dessertspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 dessertspoon clear honey
- 1/2 dessertspoon freshly ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cubic inch crushed ginger
- 100ml water
Method
- About an hour before cooking, whisk the eggs, flour and five spice together with a wire whisk until the mixture is smooth. Chill in the fridge until it is needed.
- Simmer the mango flesh in the water on a low heat until the flesh is very soft and almost all the water has gone
- Meanwhile, cut the crocodile tail fillet in half widthways and then cut each half into inch wide strips.
- Dust each crocodile strip with flour and then dip in the egg mixture.
- Deep fry the crocodile strips until they are golden brown.
- Drain on kitchen paper, set aside and keep warm.
- Take the mango pulp and put it in a blender. Blend until smooth and return to the pan.
- Add the cinnamon, honey, soy and ginger and mix well. Simmer gently until the sauce is thick. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Serve the crocodile with the sauce poured over with coconut and coriander noodles.