Chinese Seafood Recipes - Prawns and Mushroom Curry Recipe

Ingredients

• 5 ml/1 tsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 225 g/8 oz peeled prawns

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 1 slice ginger root, finely chopped

• 1 onion, cut into wedges

• 100 g/4 oz button mushrooms

• 100 g/4 oz fresh or frozen peas

• 15 ml/1 tbsp curry powder

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 150 ml/2/3 cup chicken stock

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Method:

1. Mix together the soy sauce, wine or sherry and prawns. Heat the oil with the garlic and ginger and fry until lightly browned.

2. Add the onion, mushrooms and peas and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the curry powder and corn-flour and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

3. Gradually stir in the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the prawns and marinade, cover and simmer for 2 minutes.