Aromatic Salt & Pepper Prawns

Ingredients

• 20/25 medium-size prawns, cleaned, deveined, deshelled

• 30/40 cloves garlic, finely chopped and fried crisp

• 8/10 fresh red and green chillies, chopped

• 4/5 green onions, chopped

• 6/7 tbsp cornflour

• 300 ml vegetable oil, for deep- frying

Seasoning

• 1 tsp salt (as per your taste)

• 1 tsp sugar.

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce

• 1/2 tsp white pepper powder

• 1/2 tsp shao shin wine (optional)

• 1 tsp Aromat powder (optional)

Method

Season the prawns with 1/2 tsp salt, add cornflour and coat well, set aside.

Heat the wok/skillet, add 300 ml vegetable oil over high heat.

Once the oil is heated, add the seasoned prawns in 2 batches till they are well-cooked and crisp. Remove the oil from the wok.

Now heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok/skillet over high heat .

Add chopped fresh red and green chillies, chopped green onions and fried garlic, sauté for 1 minute over high heat, then add fried prawns with the seasoning, and sauté everything properly for a further 4/5 minutes, over high heat.

Check if prawns have cooked properly.

Put off the gas, serve the aromatic Salt & Pepper Prawns as an appetiser or as a side dish.