Stir-fried southern king prawns with asparagus and abalone mushrooms

When my parents first came here they were delighted with the quality and taste of our prawns and, in season, the asparagus is fresh and delicious. Its linear shoots mixed together with the attractively curled prawns and the oblong mushrooms make a great combination.

This makes an ideal luncheon dish. The textures and colours are complimentary too—tender green asparagus, soft beige mushroom and crisp pink prawns, reflecting a typically Chinese obsession with contrast in order to achi