Name: Shaoxing-Marinated King Prawns
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Chinese rice vinegar; ½ knob of ginger, peeled and cut into julienne; 1 spring onion (scallion), cut into julienne; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green king prawns (shrimp); 3 small wild green chillies, finely chopped; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) shaoxing; 2 tablespoons yellow bean soy sauce; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar; 2 teaspoons sesame oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

This involves stir-frying, boiling and steaming; all the elements are at work. You need to cook the prawns with the shell on so you can pick them up with your fingers and suck on them. This really simple dish works well for a shared table as it takes no time at all.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green king prawns (shrimp)
25

Method

Mix together the dipping sauce ingredients and 1 tablespoon water.

Remove the legs from the prawns and then use a small sharp knife or a pair of scissors to make a shallow incision along the length of the belly of each prawn, but don’t peel or remove the heads. Marinate the

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