Recipe Ingredient
- 350-400g mantis prawns
- Seasoning (combined)
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp Chinese Five Spice powder
- 3-4 tbsp self-raising flour
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp chopped cili padi
- 1 stalk spring onion, cut into 3cm lengths
- Sauce
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp thick soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiau wine
- 125ml fresh chicken stock
Instructions
- Rinse and de-vein the mantis prawns. Sprinkle combined seasoning ingredients on the prawns and toss well, then coat with self-raising flour. Deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish out and leave aside.
- Heat oil and sesame oil in a clean wok and fry garlic and cili padi until fragrant.
- Add sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until sauce is reduced.
- Return the fried mantis prawns to the wok. Stir and fry until well coated with the sauce. Add spring onion to mix. Dish out and serve.
