Fried Prawns with Hoisin Sauce

Ingredients

1. 500 gm prawns - clean and shelled
2. garlic - chopped

Marinade

1. 1/2 tsp sugar
2. 1/2 tsp salt
3. dash of sesame oil

Sauce

1. 2 tbsp hoisin sauce (lee kum kee)
2. 1 tsp light soy sauce
3. 1/2 tsp sugar
4. 100 ml water

To cook

1. Mix the prawns with marinade and season for half an hour.
2. Heat up oil and saute garlic until fragant. Add in prawns and stir fry until just cooked.
3. Pour in sauce and stir well until gravy is thicken. Dish up.

Black Moss with Dried Oysters

Ingredients

1. 300 gm fish paste
2. 300 gm minced pork
3. 30 gm black moss - soak in water for 30 min
4. 12 pcs dried oyster - soak in hot water for 30 min
5. shallots - chopped
6. 500 ml water

Seasoning A

1. 1 tsp five spice powder
2. 1 tsp pepper
3. 1 tsp salt
4. 1 tsp sugar
5. 1 tsp sesame oil

Seasoning B

1. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
2. 1 tsp sugar
3. 1 tsp corn flour to mix with water (to thicken gravy)

To cook

1. Soak black moss and dried oysters, remove and drain.
2. Put all ingredients (except for dried oysters) onto chopping board and beat vigorously.
3. Mix the beaten mixure with Seasoning A for atleast 3 hours.
4. Take 1 tbsp of beaten mixture, flatten it on hand and wrap dried oysters in them as in round shape.
5. Deep fried wrapped dried oysters in hot oil till golden brown. Remove and set aside.
6. Bring 500 ml water to boil, return fried dried oysters and Seasoning B. Cook over slow heat for about 30 minutes. Thicken the gravy with corn flour solution. Stir fry with medium heat until gravy is thicken. Dish up and serve.
   

Fried Prawns with Special Sauce

Ingredients

1. 1/2 kg prawns - cleaned
2. garlic - chopped
3. ginger - chopped
4. shallots - chopped

Sauce

1. 2 tbsp oyster sauce
2. 2 tbsp light soy sauce
3. 1 tsp sugar
4. 1 tsp shaoxin wine
5. 1/2 tsp sesame oil
6. dash of pepper
7. 100 ml water

To cook

1. Deep fried prawns in hot oil till golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
2. Saute chopped garlic, ginger, shallots with 1 tbsp oil until fragant. Add in seasoning and stir until gravy is thicken.
3. Return prawns and mix well. Dish up.