Chinese Seafood Recipes - Pacific Prawns and Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 5-6 frozen Pacific prawns

• 2 tablespoons peanut oil

• 1 crushed slice fresh ginger

• 1 crushed clove garlic

• pinch each salt, pepper, sugar and Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 1 teaspoon ginger sherry

• 1 rounded tablespoon tomato ketchup

• 1 pint (U.S. 2/3 cup) chicken stock

• 3/4 teaspoon corn-flour

• 1 dessertspoon water

• 1 onion 'flower'

• sprigs parsley

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Method:

1. Cut through, the shelled prawns and remove the black intestinal lines. Slice the prawns into 1-inch pieces.

2. Heat the oil. While it is getting hot, add the ginger and garlic and let them begin to color. Then remove them. Add the prawns and move them about as they cook for I minute.

3. Add the seasonings, ginger sherry, tomato ketchup and chicken stock and cook for 1 minute. Add the corn-flour, blended with the water, and cook for a further 2 minutes. Taste and, if necessary, add further salt and Ve-Tsin.

4. Turn the mixture into a heated serving dish and garnish with the onion 'flower' and sprigs of parsley.