Soy Sauce Prawns

 

In this post, I'm sharing a recipe that is easy & has always been one of our childhood favorite. My mom's version of this dish is lighter in color without much reduction of the sauce. I prefer it dry as it's more finger licking good & I fry with it as much ginger as possible. Ginger is a must in this recipe. You can use lesser if ginger is not your favorite. This recipe is based on 5 large prawns. 

Ingredients :

1. 5 Large Prawns, washed & trimmed. 
2. Ginger, about 2cm thick, julienned. 
3. Salt to marinate 
4. 2tbsp oil for frying
5. Sauce : 

• 3tsp Soy Sauce
• 1tsp Dark Soy Sauce
• 2tsp Sugar
• 1/2tsp White Pepper 

 2cm thick ginger root. 

Method : 

For step No.8, refer to this picture

1. Pat prawns dry with paper towel & marinate with salt, set aside & prepare other ingredients. 
2. Once the ingredients are ready, heat oil in wok.
3. Add in ginger & fry for 5 seconds, push to the side of the wok, allowing space to add prawns.
4. Add in prawns & fry in wok for about 2 minutes or until 50% cooked. You can tell by looking at the shell turning orange but still grey in some parts of the prawns.
5. Add in sauce, toss prawns around for about 5 seconds & reduce heat to low. 
6. Pay attention to the ginger, do not let it burn. Once they are dried enough, dish out & set aside, continue with the prawns in wok.
7. Let sauce reduce, turning prawns every 10-15 seconds, allowing even coating both sides. 
8. Once you see more oil than sauce in the wok, toss prawns around until fully cooked. 
9. Dish out, garnish with fried ginger & serve.