sweet and sour Prawns


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  Ingredients

  Serves 4

  • 6-8 oz (175-225g) uncooked Tiger prawns
  • pinch of salt
  • Cornflour
  • 1/4 egg white
  • 1/2 pint (300ml) seasoned oil
  • For the sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 small onion cut into thin slices
  • 1/2 small carrot in thin julienne strips
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon tomato puree
  • 4 tablespoons stock
  • Sesame seeds

  Method

Shell and de-vein the prawns. Mix 4 tablespoons cornflour with the salt and egg white and just enough water to make a thick cornflour paste. Dip the prawns in the paste to just coat them. Heat the oil in a wok and deep fry for 2 minutes. Heat a tablespoon of oil, stir fry the onion and carrot for 1 minute,then add the sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, tomato puree and stock or water. Bring to the boil then add the prawns. cook for 1 minute stirring well. Thicken the sauce with a little thin cornflour paste and serve garnished with some sesame seeds.

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