10. Fiery Schezwan Prawns

 

What You're Gonna Need:

Prawns (de-veined)-  300grams

Yellow Bell Pepper- 1 (or bell peppers of your choice) 

Tomatoes (finely chopped)- 1

Dried Red Chilies- 4 (or you can adjust according your taste)

Ginger (chopped)

Garlic (minced)- 5-6 

Onions (chopped)- 1 

Chili Powder 

Freshly Grounded Black Pepper

Red Chili Sauce

Dark Soy Sauce

Cornflour

Sugar 

Salt 

Marinade:

In a bowl marinade the cleaned and de-veined prawns with black pepper powder, garlic cloves, pinch of salt and vinegar for 15-30 minutes depending on the size of the prawns. 

What You're Gonna Do:

Take a heavy bottomed pan. Put some vegetable oil. Put the marinaded prawns in to the pan and fry until the prawns are cooked( make sure it is not overcooked which will make the prawns rubbery ). Keep aside the cooked prawns in a bowl. Now take a skillet put some olive oil and add garlic, ginger, dried red chilies . Saute on a high flame until translucent. Then add the bell peppers and the tomatoes and cook on a medium flame. Add some chili powder and crushed black pepper to it. Saute until oil separates from the mixture.Then add the prawns and mix well with the masalas. In the interim, take a bowl put 2-3 teaspoons of  chili powder, red chili sauce, dark soy sauce, a pinch of sugar to adjust the acidity of the sauces, water and cornflour and give a nice stir to the mixture to avoid any lumps. Add this mixture to the skillet along with a sprinkle of salt. Pour a small amount of  water , give it a stir. Simmer for 5-7 minz. Serve hot with fried rice or anything of your choice.

PS : You can always adjust the amount of chilies according to your taste buds . And the fried rice recipe will be on the blog soon!

Happy Cooking

-Deb