Prawn in Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients list for Prawn in Black Bean Sauce

• 10-12 Prawns (kolambi/jhinga) shelled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons Black bean sauce
• 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
• to taste Salt
• 1 tablespoon Oil
• 1-2 Fresh red chillies diagonally sliced
• 1 tablespoon Garlic chopped
• Fish stock ½ cup + for making slurry
• 1 medium Onion cut into cubes and layers separated
• 1 medium Green capsicum cut into medium pieces
• 1 tablespoon Cornflour/ corn starch
• ½ teaspoon Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Peanuts crushed
• for garnishing Basil leaves 5-6 +

Method

1. Put prawns in a bowl, add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and salt and mix well. Set aside to marinate.
2. To prepare sauce, heat oil in a non-stick pan, add red chillies and garlic and sauté till garlic turns golden.
3. Add marinated prawns and toss. Add black bean sauce, remaining soy sauce and fish stock and mix well.
4. Add onion and capsicum, mix and cook for a minute.
5. Mix cornstarch in some stock to make a smooth slurry, add to the pan and mix well. Add sugar and peanuts and mix well. Cook for a minute.
6. Roughly chop basil leaves, add to the mixture and mix well.
7. Serve hot garnished with a basil leaf.