Sunday, February 19, 2006

Sweet & Sour Prawns




We got the opportunity to sample this wonderful dish prepared by Rena the previous weekend where we celebrated the birthday of their son Joshua and also their wedding anniversary with her husband Clary who is a very close and dear friend of mine. There were lots of other dishes which ofcourse I will put up here once I get the receipes from Rena.

Well its 4th March and No recipe from Rena so I will post my own recipe until I get one from her.

Ingredients:
15 large prawn
2 capsicums cubed
1 cup spring onions chopped
½ inch piece ginger chopped
5 to 6 cloves garlic chopped
3 green chillies chopped
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp vinegar
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp ketchup
1 ½ cup chicken stock or water.
2 tbsp Cornflour mixed with water
Oil for frying

Batter:
Eggwhite from one egg
3 tbsps cornflour
½ tsp pepper
pinch salt

Directions:
Shell and devein the prawns. Combine in a bowl the batter ingredients and mix. Coat prawns and deep fry until nice and brown. Keep aside.
Fry Ginger garlic and chillies. Add soya sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sugar. Add spring onions. The put chicken stock or water and let it simmer. Add cornlfour mixed with water slowly and let the sauce thicken. Add the prawns and capsicum and shut out the fire or the capsicum will get limp. Serve with rice or noodles.

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