sweet sour prawns

Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 10 minutes 8 spring onions 3 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce 3 tablespoons tomato ketchup tablespoon soft light brown sugar 4 tablespoons light soy sauce 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine 3 tablespoons water low-calorie cooking spray thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into fine matchsticks 625 g raw king prawns, peeled and deveined 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped 10-12 cherry tomatoes, halved 1 tablespoon cornflour, mixed to a paste with 2 tablespoons cold water Cut the green tops from the spring onions and slice them lengthways into thin shreds. Set aside fora garnish. Thinly slice the white parts of the spring onions diagonally.

Mix together the chilli sauce, ketchup, sugar, soy sauce, rice wine and measurement water in a small bowl.

Spray a large nonstick wok or frying pan with cooking spray and heat over a high heat. Add the ginger and stir-fry for seconds, then add the prawns and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until the prawns have turned pink. Remove the prawns and ginger from the pan to plate.

Wipe the pan clean with kitchen paper, re-spray with cooking spray and heat over high heat. Add the garlic and chillies, and as soon as they start to sizzle, add the white spring onion and cherry tomatoes and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the chilli sauce mixture and cornflour paste to the pan and simmer, stirring constantly, for a few seconds until thickened Return the prawns with their juices and ginger to the pan with the shredded green spring onion and toss to mix well. Serve in warmed bowls with egg-fried rice.

For Chinese-style pan-fried prawns, spray a large frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and heat over a high heat. Add 25 raw large king or tiger prawns, peeled and deveined, and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until they have turned pink. Remove to a warmed serving plate. Season and scatter over 1 finely chopped red chilli and a large handful of chopped coriander. Mix together 4 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce, 2 tablespoons light soy sauce and 2 teaspoons sesame oil in a small bowl. Drizzle over the prawns, toss to mix and serve.

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