Prawns with Cashew Nuts

Name: Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 scant teaspoon sesame oil; ¼ teaspoon cornflour mixed with ½ teaspoon water; ¼ teaspoon cornflour mixed with ½ teaspoon water; 4 tablespoons Rich Chicken Stock; 1 dessertspoon rice wine or dry sherry; 2 dessertspoons salt; 1 pound (450 g) large prawns, peeled and deveined; 1 egg white; 1 scant teaspoon salt; 1½ teaspoons cornflour; 4 oz (110 ml) groundnut (peanut) oil, for velveting; 1½ teaspoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger; 2 dessertspoons finely chopped whole spring onions; 3 oz (85 g) unsalted cashew nuts, roasted; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 dessertspoon hoisin sauce; 1 dessertspoon rice wine or dry sherry

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fragrant Harbour Taste

By Ken Hom

Published 1989

About

This easy-to-make prawn dish is typical of tasty dishes you find in many restaurants in Hong Kong. The cashew nuts add an interesting textural counterpoint to the prawns. This is fast food of great quality.

Ingredients

2 dessertspoons salt
1 pound (450 g) large prawns, peeled and deve

Asia
Hong Kong (China)
China
Guangdong
Guangzhou
Main course

Method

To clean the prawns follow the directions.

Combine the prawns with the coating ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Mix well and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.

Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is hot and add the groundnut (peanut) oil. When the oil is just warm, quickly add the prawns, stir to separate, and turn off the heat. Allo