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

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simply Asian

By Neil Perry

Published 2000

About

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