Stir-fry Prawns with Oyster Sauce and Black Pepper

Stir-fry Prawns with Oyster Sauce and Black Pepper

A bottle of oyster sauce is one of the ingredients that can't be missed out in our kitchen as it go very well with a lot of stir-fry dishes.

Introducing and sharing a dish that goes very well with rice. If you like prawns, I am quite sure that you will like this.

Ingredients

1. 10 Medium Tiger Prawns (Deshell and Devein, keeping the prawns head)
2. 4 Slices of Ginger (Peeled)
3. 4 to 5 Cloves of Garlic (Lightly Smashed without Skin)
4. 3 stalk of Chives (Trimmed into 5cm in length)
5. 1 1/2 Tablespoon of Oyster Sauce
6. 1/2 teaspoon of Black Pepper
7. Olive Oil

Steps

1. Add Olive Oil in hot pan
2. Add Prawns and Stir-fry until both side of the prawns are 80% cooked
3. Leave Prawns aside in a plate
4. Add 1 tablesppon of Olive Oil in hot pan 
5. Add Ginger and fry until fragrant
6. Add Garlic and fry until fragrant
7. Add Chives and fry for 1 minutes
8. Add Prawns and fry for 1 to 2 minutes
9. Add Oyster Sauce and stir-fry until prawns is cooked approx 2 minutes
10. Add 2 tablespoon of hot water and stir to mix well
11. Sprinkle Black Pepper on prawns and stir-fry for 1 minutes

Serve while Hot!

Good to go with Rice and a bowl of Chinese Soup and 2 to 3 more Chinese dishes.

Tips and Comments:

• Is best to keep the prawns head as the essence of the prawns is in the prawn head.
• Fry prawns 1st to force out the sweetness of the prawns. Do not discard the oil after frying, as it will make a good gravy. Hence, is recommended to use Olive Oil for healthier reason.