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Braised Prawns

Glossy, tender, and flavorful Shandong-style dish

30 min
Easy
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Braised Prawns

Ingredients

large prawns (trimmed of antennae and legs, sand sac and sand veins removed) 750 g
MSG 2 g
salt 5 g
white sugar 50 g
vinegar 10 g
rice wine 20 g
shredded scallion 5 g
shredded ginger 5 g
stock 150 g
peanut oil 50 g

Instructions

1

Prepare the Prawns

Trim the antennae and legs off the prawns, remove the sand sac from the head and sand veins from the back, then rinse thoroughly.

2

Pan-fry the Prawns

Heat a pan over medium heat, add peanut oil and heat to medium temperature, add the prawns, fry until both sides are golden brown, then remove and set aside.

3

Braise

Leave the base oil in the pan, add shredded scallion, shredded ginger, rice wine, salt, white sugar, vinegar and stock, add the fried prawns, bring to a boil then simmer over low heat.