Ingredients
1 lb medium prawns
1/2 tsp salt
1 green pepper, cut in 1-inch chunks
2 tbsp salted black beans
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp fresh ginger root, minced
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 tsp cornstarch
2 tbsp oil
Directions
Preparation: Shell, devein and clean prawns. Blot dry. Cut along
back side, but don't cut through. Wash and rinse black beans 2 or 3
times. Combine with garlic and ginger and mash together until pasty.
Add stock and cornstarch. Set aside.
Cooking: Heat wok. Add 1 tablespoon oil and reheat. Stir fry green
pepper for 1 minute. Set aside. Add 2 tablespoon oil to wok and
heat. Stir fry prawns and salt until prawns turn pink. Add black bean
mixture and stir until thickened. Add green pepper, stir and serve.
Do-ahead notes: Do through preparation.
Yield: 4 servings
From "The Chinese Village Cookbook." A practical guide to Cantonese
country cooking. Rhoda Yee, Yerba Bueana Press, San Francisco. 1975.
Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; January 10 1992.
Servings: 1 servings
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