Stir-Fried King Prawns with Black Beans

Name: Stir-Fried King Prawns with Black Beans
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons shao xing; 3 tablespoons coriander leaves; 1 shallot, cut into julienne; 2 tablespoons chopped red capsicum; 1 teaspoon sugar; 4 shallots, cut into 3-cm lengths; 2 tablespoons chopped green capsicum; ½ cup fresh chicken stock; 1 tablespoon fermented black beans; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 knob ginger, cut into julienne; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 500 g green king prawns, shelled, deveined and butterflied; 3 tablespoons oyster sauce

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Easy

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Simply Asian

By Neil Perry

Published 2000

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I love fermented black beans with everything, but I especially love them with seafood. Many books will tell you to rinse black beans before use, but I find this strange as it seems to rob the beans of their intensity. My tip is not to wash them. The strong saltiness seems to be at home with sea creatures - I guess both have been marinating in salt for a long time!

The addition of some chilli gives this dish an added dimension, particularly for those who (like me) cannot live without

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