Prawn san choy bow
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Total time: 1 hr • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 24 • Difficulty: Easy
Party bites have never been tastier with these – enjoy the fresh flavours of Asia.
Ingredients
Dried shiitake mushrooms
4 individual
Cornflour
1 tbs
Peanut oil
1 tbs
Raw peeled prawns
375 g, peeled, deveined, finely chopped
Fresh ginger
2 tsp, finely grated
Garlic
1 clove(s), crushed
Canned water chestnut, rinsed, drained
100 g, finely chopped
Hoisin sauce
2 tbs
Oyster sauce
2 tbs
Reduced salt soy sauce
1 tbs
Green shallot(s)
3 individual, thinly sliced
Fresh basil
½ cup(s), (24xleaves)
Instructions
1
Place the mushrooms in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 20 minutes to stand. Drain. Discard the stems and finely chop the caps. Combine the cornflour and 1 tbs water in a bowl.
2
Heat the oil in a wok over high heat. Stir-fry the prawn, ginger and garlic for 4–5 minutes or until the prawn changes colour. Transfer to a large bowl.
3
Reheat the wok over high heat. Stir-fry the mushroom, chestnut, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce and cornfl our mixture for 1–2 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens. Return prawn mixture to the wok with two-thirds of the shallot. Combine.
4
Arrange the basil leaves on a serving platter. Spoon the san choy bow evenly onto the basil leaves and sprinkle with the remaining shallot.
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