Prawn (Shrimp) Stir Fry








Ingredients
Prawn Stir Fry Sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (sub all purpose soy, Note 1)
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (sub Mirin or dry sherry, Note 2)
- 2 tsp oyster sauce (Note 3)
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil, toasted (Note 4)
- 1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp white pepper (sub black pepper)
- 3/4 cup water
Stir Fry
- 2 tbsp oil, peanut, canola or vegetable
- 250g / 8 oz medium prawns, raw, peeled and deveined (equiv. 500g/1lb whole prawns, Note 5)
- 1/2 onion, sliced, brown or white
- 2 tsp ginger, finely julienned (~2cm / 0.7" piece)
- 2 tsp garlic, finely chopped (~ 2 cloves)
- 1 1/2 bunches broccolini, trimmed, cut into 5cm / 2" lengths, (~1 1/2 cups. Sub normal broccoli)
- 120g / 4 oz snow peas, thin string removed from both sides
Instructions
- 1
Steam broccolini - Steam broccolini until crisp-tender, about 2 – 3 minutes (remember it will cook more in the stir fry). Set aside to drain and dry.
- 2
Stir Fry Sauce - Put all Stir Fry Sauce ingredients except water into a bowl. Mix until cornflour is dissolved. Then stir in water.
- 3
Cook then remove prawns - Heat oil in a wok or large skillet on medium to medium-high heat. Add prawns and spread them in a single layer. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes, then turn and cook the other side for 1 minute until cooked through. Try not to make the prawns too golden (they are only lightly browned in stir fries). Remove prawns to a bowl. Set aside.
- 4
Cook onion, garlic and ginger - Add more oil if the pan seems a bit dry. Still on medium-high heat, add onion and cook for 1 minute. Then add ginger and garlic and cook for another 1 minute until onion is starting to soften but not colour.
- 5
Add snow peas, then broccolini - Add snow peas and toss until coated with oil. Then add broccolini and toss through.
- 6
Add Sauce and thicken - Give the Sauce a stir (to dissolve cornflour settled at bottom), then pour into skillet. Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens to syrup consistency (about 1 minute) and coats the ingredients nicely.
- 7
Add prawns back in - Then add the prawns back in (including any juices in the bowl). Toss for another 30 seconds until prawns are warmed through.
- 8
Serve - Serve with rice!
