Ingredients
- 300-350 grams king prawns
- 1/2 sweet onions, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into small squares
- Spring onions for garnish
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 egg white
Coating Flour Mix
- 1 cup corn flour
- 1/2 cup plain flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Preparation of Sweet and Sour Prawn Sauce
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or water
- 1 teaspoon corn flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- First of all, pat dry the prawns with paper towels and season them with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
- Break 1 egg white in, mix it well and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add corn flour, plain flour, and baking soda. Mix well to combine all ingredients evenly.
- Prepare the vegetables by roughly chop the garlic cloves and cut the onions and pepper in small cubes.
- Dredge the prawns in the flour mix and dip gently to coat each prawn evenly. Transfer the coated prawns on the tray or plate. Repeat for the remaining prawns.
- Toss the excess flour out before frying the prawns.
- In a small sauce pan, add chicken stock, ketchup, vinegar, sugar, salt, tomato paste and corn flour.
- Stir well with medium heat untill the sugar has dissolved and the sauce has thickened. slightly. Remove from heat and keep it warm.
- Heat the vegetable oil to high heat about 350'F. Deep fry the prawns till crispy light brown. Remove from oil and transfer to paper towel.
- In a large wok / pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil under medium-high heat. Stir fry the chopped garlic for 10 seconds. Follow with the onions and peppers. Continue to fry them for another 1 minute.
- Place the fried prawns back into the pan. Pour the sweet and sour sauce in.
- Toss well to combine the prawns, sauce and vegetables evenly for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat. Sprinkle the chopped spring onions. Transfer to serving plate and serve the dish immediately.
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