Ginger Prawns

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 kg prawns (raw large peeled down to the last joint and deviened, i prefer to totally peel)
• 1 tablespoon garlic (minced or crushed)
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger (finely chopped or grated)
• 1 red chile (chopped with or without seeds to your taste)
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 4 spring onions (scallions cut into 4 cm lenghts)
• 1 teaspoon cornflour (corn starch)
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/8 cup basil leaves (roughly chopped)
• 1/8 cup oregano leaves (roughly chopped)
• steamed rice, to serve

Recipe

• 1 heat a wok to very hot and add the vegetable oil.
• 2 blend water and cornflour.
• 3 add the prawns, garlic, ginger and chilli and stir-fry until the prawns change colour.
• 4 remove with slotted spoon and set to one side.
• 5 add the stock and bring to the boil, add the soy sauce and the blended cornflour/water mix, stir until thickens.
• 6 add the spring onions and the prawns and heat through.
• 7 fold through the herbs and serve with steamed rice.