Prawns in Hot Sauce

Prawns in Hot Sauce 

Recipe:

Prawns in Hot Sauce

  

Ingredients:

• Prawns
• Cornflour - 2 tbsf for marination, 2 Tbsf for sauce
• Dark Soy Sauce - 2 tbsf for marination, 4 Tbsf for sauce
• Black pepper –  ½ tsf for marination, a pinch for sauce
• Garlic cloves - 2 (crushed)
• Ginger - 3 cm piece (crushed)
• Oil - 2 tbsf for marination, 4 - 5 tbsf for sauce
• Knorr chicken cubes – 2
• Red chili sauce – 2 tbsf
• Cayenne pepper powder – ½ tsf (if you want it extra hot)
• White vinegar – 1 tbsf
• Chinese salt – ½ tsf
• Chili flakes – ½ tsf
• Ketchup – 1 tsf (optional) 

Method:

• Marinate prawns in salt, black pepper, soy sauce, corn flour and oil for 15 minutes.
• Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add 2 teaspoons oil. Swirl to coat. Add prawns. Stir-fry until prawns turn white in color. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to wok. Swirl to coat. Add garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add Knorr chicken cubes, soy sauce, black pepper, cayenne pepper, red chili sauce, chili flakes, Chinese salt, & white vinegar.  Stir fry for 1 minute.
• Return prawns to wok. Stir-fry for 2 minute or until well combined.
• Add cornflour dissolved in water and stir well. Let it simmer till sauce is transparent & thickened.
• Serve hot with fried rice.

~ Happy Cooking!

Its one of my favorite dishes, so here's another pic from another day.
I didn't put cayenne pepper in this but added green chilies for extra spice.