Szechwan Prawns
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 12:29am

Ingredients




pound Cleaned deveined prawns
2 Green onions, tops only
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
2 cups Cold water
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Dried red chile pepper, minced (or more to taste)
teaspoon Fresh ginger, minced
2 tablespoons Rice wine or sherry
tablespoon Catsup
1 teaspoon Soy sauce
teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
1 teaspoon Cornstarch plus
2 tablespoons Water (optional)

Preparation

1 To whiten and clean the prawns soak in marinade 10 minutes, then rinse under cold water for 2 minutes. Slice green onion tops into 1/4" pieces. 2 Heat oil in wok or skillet until hot. Brown Seasoning #1 about 10 seconds, then add prawns. Stirfry for 1 minutes, then add scallions and Seasoning 3 #2. Stir fry another minute. 4 Add 1 tsp cornstarch in 2 Tbs water if a thicker sauce is desired. Stir fry another minute, then add sesame oil and blend. Serve immediately with rice. 5 Makes enough for 2 servings.