Stir-fried Peas with Prawns and Garlic

Name: Stir-fried Peas with Prawns and Garlic
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon rice wine; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon oil; 8 cloves garlic, unpeeled and lightly bruised; 150 g (5 oz) medium fresh prawns, peeled and deveined; 250 g (8 oz) sugar snap peas, blanched in boiling water for 5 seconds; ¼ cup (60 ml) water or chicken stock; ½ teaspoon cornstarch blended in 2 teaspoons water; ½ teaspoon cornstarch blended in 2 teaspoons water; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The Food of Malaysia

By Wendy Hutton

Published 2022

About

Ingredients

1 teaspoon rice wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon

Asia
Malaysia
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Combine the rice wine, soy sauce and oyster sauce, and set aside.
Heat the oil in a wok until very hot and stir-fry the garlic for a few seconds. Add the prawns and stir-fry briskly until they change colour. Add the peas and oyster sauce mixture, and stir-fry for another 30 seconds, then add the water and bring to a boil. Thicken the broth with the cornstarch and