Prawns in Oyster Sauce

Collect it:

Prawn marination:

450 gms prawns

1 white of an egg

1 tbsp dark soy sauce

½ tsp ground black pepper

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp cornflour

MIX all the above ingredients in a bowl. Marinate for ¾ hours before cooking.

Greens:

1 cup green spring onions + shoots

3 green chillies

1 small red capsicum (cut in strips) 

1 tbsp garlic (finely chopped)

1 tbsp ginger (finely chopped)

Sauces:

2 tbsps oyster sauce

1 tbsp dark soy sauce

2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp black pepper (coarsely ground)

2 tsp red chillie flakes

½ cup water

MIX all the above ingredients in water. Keep ready.

Make it

HEAT a pan/wok. Add 1 or 2 oil. Sauté garlic, ginger and green chillies. Add spring onions and capsicum. Add the marinated prawns. Gently mix for a minute or two.

ADD the sauce mixture. Mix for a minute.

If you need to thicken it, dilute ¼ tsp cornflour in water and add. I didn’t use this.