Stir-Fried Prawn Balls

Name: Stir-Fried Prawn Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400 g Prawn meat (score the back to devein, make two slits on each side); 25 g Cooked shiitake mushrooms (sliced); 0.5 Shiitake mushroom (sliced) (original entry had a misspelling); 0.5 Green bell pepper (sliced); 2 Scallion (sliced); 3 Garlic clove (minced); 1000 g Peanut oil (actual usage: 100g); Refined salt, a pinch; White sugar, a pinch; Starch or mushroom powder (original entry noted possible typo), a pinch; 2.5 g Monosodium glutamate (MSG); 15 g Shaoxing wine; 50 g Stock (i.e. superior broth); Winter bamboo shoots (not listed in original ingredient list, mentioned sliced in steps), to taste; Tomato (not listed in original ingredient list, mentioned sliced in steps), to taste

A quick stir-fry of snow-white, fresh and tender prawn meat. The prawn is cut into pieces, briefly passed through hot oil, then cooked with assorted sliced vegetables and a prepared sauce.

30 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Prawn meat (score the back to devein, make two slits on each side) 400 g

Cooked shiitake mushrooms (sliced) 25 g

Shiitake mushroom (sliced) (original entry had a misspelling) 0.5

Green bell pepper (sliced) 0.5

Scallion (sliced) 2

Garlic clove (minced) 3

Peanut oil (actual usage: 100g) 1000 g

Refined salt a pinch

White sugar a pinch

Starch or mushroom powder (original entry noted possible typo) a pinch

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) 2.5 g

Shaoxing wine 15 g

Stock (i.e. superior broth) 50 g

Winter bamboo shoots (not listed in original ingredient list, mentioned sliced in steps) to taste

Tomato (not listed in original ingredient list, mentioned sliced in steps) to taste

Instructions

Prepare prawn meat

Score the prawn meat along the back to devein, then make one slash on each side of the cleaned prawn meat.

Prepare side ingredients

Slice the shiitake mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, tomatoes, green bell peppers, and scallions; mince the garlic cloves.

Make braising sauce

Mix the refined salt, white sugar, MSG, Shaoxing wine, superior broth, and starch or mushroom powder to form a braising sauce.

Stir-fry shrimp balls

Heat a wok over high heat, add peanut oil. When the oil reaches medium heat, add the prawn meat, cook until done, then remove and drain excess oil.

Finish the dish

Leave a small amount of oil in the wok, add the shiitake mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, and other ingredients, then stir-fry briefly... (original text cuts off at this point)