Fried Prawns with Black Fermented Beans

Fried Prawns with Black Fermented Beans.

Ingredients :

Fresh king prawns 1kg (marinate with a small pinch of salt)
5 slices of ginger (shredded & cut finely)
Half clove of garlic (smashed & chopped finely)
1 red chillies (shredde & cut finely)
I stalk of fresh green spring onion (cut finely)
1 small pkt (about 1 tbsp) of dried fermented black bean (put into a small bowl & soak with hot water, drained & squeeze away the water then chopped finely)

Seasoning :
 1tbsp oyster sauce
2-3tbsp premium light soy sauce (Adjust according to the type of soy sauce you have)
1tbsp sugar
a few dashes of sesame seeds oil
3/4 cup hot water
1/2 tbsp of corn starch
(mix everything well in a bowl and lastly add in the corn starch)


Method :

Coat the marinated prawns with some corn flour and fried till cooked. Set aside.

In a clean wok, heat up some oil, add in the gingers, follow by the minced garlic and the chopped black fermented beans and stir fry till fragrance. Add in the chopped red chillies and stir fry for awhile.  Add in the bowl of seasoning and keep stirring till the sauce thicken. Throw in the chopped green spring onion & chinese parsley (optional), off the fire and add in the pre-fried prawns and mix well. Make sure all prawns are coated with the sauce.

Serve hot.

Enjoy!