Steamed King Prawns

Name: Steamed King Prawns
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 teaspoons oyster sauce; 1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon shaoxing; 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 red shallots, finely sliced; 2 coriander (cilantro) roots, scraped and chopped; 12 green king prawns (shrimp), peeled and deveined with tails left intact; 1 tablespoon chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves; a pinch of freshly ground white pepper; 1 spring onion (scallion), chopped

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

Quick and easy — the most important thing about this dish is to get good-quality prawns. You could use chopped lobster or crab for this if you really wanted to spoil your dinner guests.

Ingredients

12 green king prawns (shrimp), peeled and deveined with tails left intact
1 spring onion (scallion), chopped
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Asia
China
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Put the prawns in a large shallow heatproof bowl. Mix the marinade ingredients together with 2 tablespoons water and pour over the prawns.

Put the bowl in a large bamboo steamer over a pot or a wok of rapidly boiling water, cover with the lid and steam for about 8 minutes, o