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Ginger Prawns

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 40m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil)
  • 1 kg raw shrimp (large prawns peeled down to the last joint and deviened, I prefer to totally peel)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or crushed)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot (finely chopped or grated)
  • 1 red chile (chopped with or without seeds to your taste)
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 4 spring onions (scallions cut into 4 cm lenghts)
  • 1 teaspoon cornflour (corn starch)
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/8 cup basil leaves (roughly chopped)
  • 1/8 cup oregano leaves (roughly chopped)
  • Steamed rice, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat a wok to very hot and add the vegetable oil.

  • Step 2: Blend water and cornflour.

  • Step 3: Add the prawns, garlic, ginger and chilli and stir-fry until the prawns change colour.

  • Step 4: Remove with slotted spoon and set to one side.

  • Step 5: Add the stock and bring to the boil, add the soy sauce and the blended cornflour/water mix, stir until thickens.

  • Step 6: Add the spring onions and the prawns and heat through.

  • Step 7: Fold through the herbs and serve with steamed rice.

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