Chinese Spicy Prawn Dry Hot Pot Recipe

step 1

• STEP 1.1 in a wok heat ½ ltr oil on high heat, deep fry 1 potato cut into medium thick stripstill golden, add ½ cucumber cut into medium thick slices and deep fry for 10 seconds. Remove and drain both the potato and cucumber and keep aside.

step 2

• STEP 2.2 in the same hot oil add 300 gm shelled and deveined prawns and deep fry till they curl. Then remove from the wok.

step 3

• STEP 3.3 drain off most of the oil from the wok, retaining only 2 tbsp.

step 4

• STEP 4.4 heat the oil, add 1 roughly chopped spring onion, 5 gm sliced ginger, 3 cloves thinly sliced garlic and stir fry for 1 minute.

step 5

• STEP 5.5 then add 1 tbsp sichuan spicy paste or sauce and fry for 1 minute.

step 6

• STEP 6.6 add 2 roughly chopped dried red chillies, fried potatoes, cucumber, prawns and stir fry for 1 minute.

step 7

• STEP 7.7 add 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp cooking wine, 1 tsp white sugar and stir fry for 1 minute.

step 8

• STEP 8.8 garnish with 1 tbsp roasted peanuts, 1 tsp sesame seeds and a small bunch of roughly chopped coriander.