Chinese Seafood Recipes - Fried Pacific Prawns

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon ginger sherry*

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

• 1 dessertspoon red bean curd

• 1 finely chopped fair-sized clove garlic

• 2 chopped slices fresh ginger

• pinch pepper

• good pinch salt

• good pinch Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

•  tiny pinch sugar

• 1 tablespoon beaten egg

• 8 Pacific prawns

• 2 tablespoons self-raising flour

• 2-3 tablespoons peanut oil

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Method:

1. Very well mix together the first 10 ingredients. Put the prawns into the mixture.

2. Lift the prawns out and sprinkle them with the flour . In a large frying-pan heat the peanut oil till very hot. Add the prawns, one at a time.

3. Shake and turn them into the oil. Lower the heat a little. When the shells are a bright red, the prawns are sufficiently cooked.

4. Cut through the back of each prawn and remove the black intestinal lines. Transfer to a heated dish and serve.

Note: Cut 2 oz. fresh ginger into thin strips. Turn them into a bottle and cover with half bottle warm brown sherry. Leave to infuse, strain and use as directed.