Chinese Salt and Pepper Prawns
Ingredients
Salt and Pepper Seasoning
- 1 tbsp whole sichuan pepper
- 1 tsp black peppercorn
- 1 tbsp salt
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ¼ tsp sugar
Prawns
- 500 g whole king prawns, deveined, deshelled and tail on
- ½ cup cornflour
- 6-8 garlic cloves, finely minced
- ½ inch ginger, finely minced
- 1 large red chilli
- 1-2 spring onions, chopped
- oil, for shallow frying
Instructions
Make the Salt & Pepper Seasoning
- Dry roast Sichuan pepper and black peppercorn. Toast over low heat while stirring from time to time.
- Once spices become very fragrant, remove from the heat then grind in a mortar with the rest of the spices until it has a fine consistency.
Prepare the Shrimp
- Rinse the shrimp under running water. Use kitchen paper to pat dry.
- Coat the prawns evenly with cornflour.
- In a pan with hot oil, fry the prawns until they turn a light pink colour with a crispy exterior. Ensure not to over crowd the pan. Transfer the fried prawns to a plate.
- In a wok, adda couple of tablespoons of oil. Add red chilli pepper, garlic, ginger and spring onions. Fry over medium heat for about 1 min. Addthe prawns back into the wok, sprinkle the prepared seasoning to taste, andtoss well to coat evenly.
- Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve immediately.