Stir-Fried King Prawns with Black Beans

Name: Stir-Fried King Prawns with Black Beans
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 knob of ginger, peeled and cut into julienne; ½ small red capsicum (pepper), diced; ½ small green capsicum (pepper), diced; 4 spring onions (scallions), cut into 4 cm (1½ inch) lengths; 2 tablespoons shaoxing; 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 3 tablespoons oyster sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons fresh chicken stock; 1 small handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves; 1 tablespoon fermented black beans; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green king prawns (shrimp), peeled, deveined and butterflied

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

A classic black bean and seafood stir-fry, this is quick to cook and tastes great. You can substitute any shellfish or fish fillet you like and it will still work wonderfully.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green king prawns (shrimp), peeled, deveined and butterflied

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Heat a wok until just smoking. Add the oil and, when hot, stir-fry the prawns until they are golden, then remove. Stir-fry the black beans, garlic, ginger, capsicum and spring onions until fragrant, then deglaze the wok with shaoxing. Return the prawns to the wok with the soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and stock, cook for 1 minute, then transfer the prawns and vegetables to a p