Butterflied Prawns

Name: Butterflied Prawns
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g (1lb) Raw king prawns; 1 Ham steak; 1 Courgette; 6 Shallots; 2 TBSPS Vegetable oil; Dipping Sauce; 2 TBSPS Cornflour blended with; 55 ml (2fl oz) Water; 1 cup (225ml/8fl oz) Water; 1 Chicken stock cube; 2 TBSPS Sherry; 2 TBSPS Soy sauce; 2 TBSPS Ginger; 1 Clove garlic, crushed

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Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Chinese Main Course

Ingredients

500g (1lb) Raw king prawns
1 Ham steak
1 Courgette
6 Shallots
2 TBSPS Vegetable oil
Dipping Sauce
2 TBSPS Cornflour blended with
55 ml (2fl oz) Water
1 cup (225ml/8fl oz) Water
1 Chicken stock cube
2 TBSPS Sherry
2 TBSPS Soy sauce
2 TBSPS Ginger
1 Clove garlic, crushed

Accompaniment

Description

Yummy...!

Method

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1) Shell and deveined prawns, leaving tails intact. Make a shallow cut along back of prawn. Cut a 1cm/half in slit right through the centre of each prawn.

2) Cut ham, courgette and shallots into thin straws, 5cm/2in long. Push a piece of each through the slit in the prawn.

3)Heat vegetable oil in wok or frying pan, add prawns and stir fry for 1 minute.

4) Stir in blend cornflour, water, stock cube, sherry, soy sauce, ginger and garlic, stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens, use as d dipping sauce for prawns.
Enjoy...!