SWEET AND SOUR PRAWNS/SHRIMP

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This recipe is based on one from ninmsn.com.au which the DH and I changed to suit our own tastes. The original included water chestnuts which we omitted and we added chillies to give a bit of bite and we thoroughly enjoyed the result. When we made it I used 580 grams of prawns but they were jumbo prawns - 7 all up and the 2 of us gobbled up the lot, using smaller prawns you could serve 3 to 4 people. I have included peeling the prawns in the preperation time.

Provided by ImPat

Categories Asian

Time 35m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

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Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
5 teaspoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons Chinese white rice vinegar (or cider vinegar)
1 1/4 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons shaoxing rice wine (or dry sherry or sherry wine)
1 tablespoon cornflour (corn starch)
2 tablespoons water (to mix with cornflour)
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
1 piece ginger (2 cm finely chopped)
1 spring onion (finely sliced, original recipe called for 4)
500 g prawns (green or raw peeled and deveined, I removed tails)
1 carrot (peeled and julienned)
1/2 red capsicum (bell pepper)
1/2 green capsicum (bell pepper)
2 chilies (I used small red deseeded and julienned)
1 chili (I used small red finely sliced seeds as well)

Steps:

SAUCE - combine all the sauce ingredients in a jug and set aside.
Heat a wok over a high heat and add oil and when the wok begins to smoke a little add garlic, ginger, chillies and spring onions tossing with a metal spatula for 20 seconds.
Add prawns, carrot and capsicum and continue to cook for 1 minutes and then pour in the sauce and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or until slightly thickens and then serve immediately with steamed or fried rice.

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Leilani Legge

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I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and the prawns are always delicious. I've made it several times and it's always a hit with my family.

Sijan Pk

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This was my first time making sweet and sour prawns and they turned out great! I used frozen prawns and they still turned out delicious.

Md Mim Hassan

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I followed the recipe exactly and the prawns turned out perfectly. The sauce was a bit too sweet for my taste, but overall it was a good recipe.

Rinnah Achieng

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This was a great recipe! The prawns were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful.

domonic _is_a_cube

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I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and the prawns are always delicious.

Tirsana Taramu

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These prawns were amazing! The sauce was perfect and the prawns were cooked to perfection.

Sikander Hayat Sikander

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This was my first time making sweet and sour prawns and they turned out great! The sauce was a bit too sweet for my taste, but overall it was a good recipe.