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Schezwan Prawns

An Oriental semi-dry, spicy preparation of prawns that’s great as an appetiser. The Schezwan sauce lends its unique taste to the prawns making it simply gorgeous.

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Main ingredients Schezwan sauce, Prawns, Spring onions with greens, Garlic, Ginger, Green chillies, Green capsicum, White vinegar, Dark soy sauce, Cooking wine, Tomato ketchup, Black pepper powder, Corn flour slurry
Cuisine Oriental
Course Main course seafood
Prep time 10-15 minutes
Cook time 15-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of cooking Easy
Others Non vegetarian

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Schezwan sauce
  • 20-25 large prawns, peeled with tail intact, cleaned and deveined
  • 2 spring onions with greens
  • 2-3 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
  • 1 inch ginger, finely chopped 
  • 2-3 green chillies, slit
  • 1 medium green capsicum, cut into strips
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon dark soya sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cooking wine 
  • ½ cup tomato ketchup
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper powder to taste    
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour slurry
  • Spring onion green curls for garnish

Method

  1. Finely chop spring onion bulbs and diagonally slice spring onion greens.
  2. Heat oil in a wok, add garlic and ginger, mix and sauté for 1 minute.
  3. Add spring onion bulbs, mix and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add green chillies and mix.
  4. Add Schezwan sauce and mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Add green capsicum and mix and cook for 1 minute. Add prawns, mix and cook on high heat for 3-4 minutes. Add white vinegar, dark soy sauce and cooking wine, mix well and cook on high heat for 1-2 minutes.
  6. Add tomato ketchup and mix well. Add ½ cup water and mix well. 
  7. Add salt and black pepper powder, mix and toss. Add corn flour slurry, mix well and cook for 1 minute. 
  8. Add sliced spring onion greens and mix well. Transfer into a serving plate, garnish with spring onion green curls and serve hot. 
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