Honey prawn recipe
Honey prawns are a popular Chinese takeaway dish that you can easily cook at home. Serve with fried rice and your family will be demanding seconds.
Servings Prep Time
4people 40minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Servings Prep Time
4people 40minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Combine prawns, soy sauce, shaoxing wine and cornflour. Marinate for 30 minutes.
  2. Heat a wok over high heat and when hot add half of the oil and swirl to coat. Cook prawns in batches; removing them as soon as they change colour and then set aside.
  3. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add the sugar snap peas and shallots and cook for 2 mins until they turn bright green. Return prawns to the wok with any marinade and honey and toss over heat for 1 minute or until hot. Serve immediately with steamed jasmine rice and sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Tips
  1. for a quick prawn dish, marinate in crushed garlic and butter for 30 mins, cook in a fry pan and serve with a simple salad. Too easy!
Recipe Notes

to devein a prawn, use a small sharp knife to make a slit along the middle of the back to expose the dark vein, use your fingers to carefully pull the vein through the opening at the head end to remove.