Shaoxing-Marinated King Prawns

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

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

Asia
China
Fish course
Pescatarian

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