Name: Kung pao prawns
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 28 uncooked large king prawns (2kg); 2 tablespoon peanut oil; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 4 fresh small red thai chillies, chopped finely; 1 teaspoon sichuan peppercorns, crushed; 500 gram choy sum, trimmed, chopped coarsely; 1/4 cup (60ml) light soy sauce; 1/4 cup (60ml) chinese cooking wine; 1 teaspoon white sugar; 227g can water chestnuts, rinsed, halved; 4 green onions, chopped coarsely; 1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted peanuts

Kung pao prawns

Fire up your midweek meal.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

45M

Total

1H 5M

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Give your midweek meal a real kick. You’ll love this spicy-yet-sweet prawn stir fry packed full of fresh choy sum and crunchy water chesnuts.

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Ingredients

28 uncooked large king prawns (2kg)

2 tablespoon peanut oil

2 clove garlic, crushed

4 fresh small red thai chillies, chopped finely

1 teaspoon sichuan peppercorns, crushed

500 gram choy sum, trimmed, chopped coarsely

1/4 cup (60ml) light soy sauce

1/4 cup (60ml) chinese cooking wine

1 teaspoon white sugar

227g can water chestnuts, rinsed, halved

4 green onions, chopped coarsely

1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted peanuts

Method

1.Shell and devein prawns, leaving tails intact.

2.Heat half the oil in wok; stir-fry prawns, in batches, until changed in colour.

3.Heat remaining oil in wok; stir-fry garlic, chilli and peppercorns until fragrant. Add choy sum; stir-fry until wilted. Return prawns to wok with sauce, wine, sugar and chestnuts; stir-fry 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in onion and nuts.

Kung pao, a classic Sichuan stir-fry, is made with either seafood or chicken, peanuts and lots of chillies. An authentic Sichuan-Chinese restaurant always has a delicious kung pao.
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