Friday, July 4, 2008

My Own Style Sweet & Sour Prawns


Ingredients:

*1 kilo tiger prawns = 12pcs (good size)

Marinate:

*1 pinch of salt & pepper
*1/4 cup cornstarch
*1/4 cup flour

Sauce:

*3/4 cup tomato catsup
*1/4 cup sugar
*2 Tbsp vinegar
*1 tspn sesame oil
*1 pinch food coloring powder (orange) optional, but better with it

others:
*3 cloves of garlic
*2 Tbsp butter

Preparation:

slice prawns half deep in its body & remove veins, clean through running water, drain until dry, marinate with salt, pepper, cornstarch, & flour.

for the sauce, mix all sauce ingredients together in a bowl, set aside.
chop garlic, set aside.

for cooking, deep fry prawns until golden brown, at least 30 seconds, do not over cook. after deep frying is done, remove oil from pan, add butter until melted, then add garlic to pan, stir for seconds, then add sauce, wait for sauce to boil then add the prawns, mix until sauce sticks to the prawns. then set to plate.

Hope you like it. :)

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