Honey Walnut Prawns

Ingredients 

• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 8-10 walnuts
• 12-16 medium prawns
• 1 medium green capsicum
• 1 medium yellow capsicum
• 1 medium red capsicum
• 6-7 garlic cloves 
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 3-4 tablespoons oil
• 2-3 button chillies

Method

1. Cut the green, yellow and red capsicums into medium pieces and keep them in a bowl. Roughly chop garlic cloves and keep in a small bowl. Peel and devein the prawns and keep them in another bowl.
2. Heat a non-stick pan.
3. Take prawns in a mixing bowl, add crushed peppercorns, ½ teaspoon chilli flakes, ½ teaspoon soy sauce, vinegar, salt and cornflour and mix well.
4. Pour oil into hot pan and when it is hot, add marinated prawns and shallow-fry till crisp and ¾ done. Drain on absorbent paper.
5. Add garlic to the oil remaining in the wok and sauté till golden brown. Add button chillies, remaining chilli flakes, red capsicum, green capsicum and yellow capsicum and toss well.
6. Add walnuts and toss well.
7. Add 3-4 tablespoons water to the marinade remaining in the bowl, mix well and add to prawns mixture and mix well. Reduce heat, add remaining soy sauce, prawns, honey and a little salt and mix well.
8. Switch off the heat, transfer into a serving bowl and serve immediately.