Tip : The marinade ingredients for this recipe and most stir fry recipes is the same, so if you are planning a stir fry as a side dish, just increase the marinade ingredients and use the same for both dishes.
Ingredients
- 6 uncooked prawn or six (25 count) large shrimp
- vegetable spray for cooking
- 1 tspn toasted sesame oil
Prawn Marinade
- 2 tspn soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 4 tbsp mirin or Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 tspn corn starch
- 2 tspn brown sugar
Garnish
- 2 spring onions finely sliced
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients before starting recipe.
- Mix prawn seasoning in a bowl and pour half into a plastic resealable bag, add prawns in their shells and refrigerate for 5 minutes. Reserve balance of marinade.
- Insert a wooden skewer in each shrimp to prevent the the shrimp from curling while cooking.
- Add prawns or shrimp, with shells on, and cook on medium high for 1-2 minutes or until shells turn pink. Remove prawns to a plate.
- Return pan to heat, add sesame seed oil and return the prawns to the pan and add the remaining prawn marinade. Cook for another 1-2 minutes or until the marinade thickens.
- Serve with sliced scallions sprinkled on top.