Prawns, to many, are a luxury seafood ingredient. After all, 1kg of fresh prawns costs upwards of RM30 – although if you have an entire kg of the freshest prawns at your disposal, it pretty much guarantees a day or two of great eating!
Here’s the simplest way to prepare prawns at home, using basic ingredients you should already have in your pantry.
Ingredients
- 1kg fresh prawns
- 5cm ginger, sliced
- spring onions, cut into 5cm pieces and sliced lengthwise into thin slivers
- soya sauce and shaoxing wine
Method
- Place the prawns on a stainless steel plate, topped with the ginger and spring onions.
- Bring a steamer to boil and cook on high heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat when the prawns are cooked. They are ready when the flesh is a firm white and bright orange.
- Mix two parts shaoxing wine with one part soy sauce and use this as a dipping condiment.
- Enjoy!
Tip: You may peel the prawns prior to steaming, but there is a certain joy in picking the shells apart with your fingers as you’re eating them.
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Trying to influence your cravings since 2005, Kar Yeong was Guest Judge on Versus 1001 Rasa Baba’s 2018, R.AGE Food Fight Judge 2015 and NTV7 Foodie Blogger 2014. To read more about Kar Yeong’s food journeys, visit his blog at KYspeaks.com.