Chinese Seafood Recipes - Prawns with Tofu Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 225 g/8 oz tofu, cubed

• 1 spring onion (scallion), minced

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• 90 ml/6 tbsp fish stock

• 225 g/8 oz peeled prawns

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

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Heat half the oil and fry the tofu until lightly browned then remove it from the pan.

2. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the spring onions and garlic until lightly browned. Add the soy sauce, sugar and stock and bring to the boil.

3. Add the prawns and stir over a low heat for 3 minutes. Blend the corn-flour and water to a paste, stir into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens.

4. Return the tofu to the pan and simmer gently until heated through.