Sweet and Sour Prawns

Ingredients list for Sweet and Sour Prawns

• 8-10 Prawns (medium) shelled and deveined with tails intact
• ¾ cup Tomato ketchup
• to taste Salt
• to taste Crushed white peppercorns
• 1½ teaspoons Red chilli paste
• to shallow fry Oil 1 tablespoon +
• 1 tablespoon Cornflour/ corn starch
• 1 tablespoon Garlic chopped
• 1 tablespoon Ginger chopped
• ½ teaspoon Celery chopped
• 4-5 Spring onion bulbs halved
• 1 medium Green capsicum cut into small triangles
• 2½ teaspoons Vinegar
• for garnishing Spring onion greens chopped, 2 tablespoons +

Method

1. Put prawns with salt, crushed peppercorns and ½ teaspoon red chilli paste in a bowl, mix and set aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
2. Heat sufficient oil in a non-stick pan to shallow-fry.
3. Add cornflour to marinated prawns and mix well. Shallow-fry the prawns in hot oil till golden.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in another non-stick wok. Add garlic, ginger and celery and sauté well.
5. Add remaining red chilli paste and mix well. Add spring onion bulbs and capsicum and sauté.
6. Add ¼ cup water, salt, crushed peppercorns and tomato ketchup, mix well and cook till the sauce thickens.
7. Add fried prawns, mix well. Add vinegar, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Switch off heat, add 2 tablespoons spring onion greens and mix well.
9. Serve hot garnished with spring onion greens.