PRAWN RECIPES CHINESE STYLE RECIPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, place the prawns and the marinade ingredients. Mix thoroughly to break up the egg white. Allow to marinate for 10 minutes. In another bowl, mix together the chicken stock, soy sauce, sugar and honey. Place the flour in a large tray or bowl. Add the prawns and the marinade and use your hands to pat and press the liquid and flour together around the prawns to form a craggy coating. Fill a wok or saucepan to about 1/3 capacity with the vegetable oil. Heat over high heat. The oil is hot enough for frying at 325°F or 165°C or when a wooden spoon dipped into the oil forms small little bubbles. Shake excess flour from the prawns. Cook the prawns in 2 to 3 batches for about 3 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper. In a clean wok or pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil and then add the pale part of the spring onion. Cook for about 10 seconds. Then add the chicken stock mixture. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. Add the cornstarch mixture. Cook for another minute or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Add the prawns and toss until evenly coated. Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds and the green part of the spring onion.

Steps:

• Shell and devein shrimps.
• Rinse thoroughly with cold water.
• Drain and pat dry.
• Soak the dried Chinese black mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes.
• Drain and pat dry.
• Remove and discard stems.
• Cut caps into triangular pieces.
• Set aside.
• Cut straw mushrooms in half and white mushrooms into 4 slices.
• Set aside.
• Cut green onion in 2, separating the white bulb from the green stems.
• Cut green stems into 1 inch pieces and set aside for garnish.
• Cut two 1/8 inch slices of ginger root and set aside with white bulb of green onion.
• In a deep saucepan, heat the oil until it browns a cube of bread in 1 minute.
• Do not let it smoke.
• Add shrimps and fry them until pink and curled.
• Drain and set aside.
• Deep fry the 3 kinds of mushrooms, 1 kind at a time for 15 - 20 seconds each.
• Drain and set aside with shrimps.
• In a wok, over medium high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil.
• Add slices of ginger root and white bulb of green onion.
• Discard any ginger root or onion that turns brown.
• Add chicken stock, cooking wine, salt, sugar, soya sauce and oyster sauce.
• Mix thoroughly and bring sauce to a boil.
• Add shrimps and the 3 kinds of mushrooms and stir until shrimps and mushrooms are well-coated with the sauce.
• Mix corn starch with water.
• Add to the shrimp mixture and cook for 1 minute.
• Add sesame oil and white pepper to taste.
• Spoon onto warm serving platter and sprinkle with green onions.