Gong Bao Shrimp

Name: Gong Bao Shrimp
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400g large prawns, peeled; 60g roasted peanuts; 10 dried chillies, cut in half, and 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns; 4 spring onions, cut into short pieces; 3 garlic cloves and a little ginger, sliced; Sauce: 1 tbsp soy, 1 tbsp black vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp cornflour; 1 egg white and 1 tsp cornflour, for the prawns

宫保虾球/gong bow shah CHEW/

Also known as: Kung Pao Shrimp, Kung Pao Prawns, Gong Bao Xia Qiu, Gong Bao Prawns

About this dish

Juicy prawns stir-fried with dried chillies, Sichuan pepper, peanuts and spring onions in a sweet, sour, savoury sauce.

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Ingredients

🦐400g large prawns, peeled

🥜60g roasted peanuts

🌶️10 dried chillies, cut in half, and 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns

🧅4 spring onions, cut into short pieces

🧄3 garlic cloves and a little ginger, sliced

🫙Sauce: 1 tbsp soy, 1 tbsp black vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp cornflour

🥚1 egg white and 1 tsp cornflour, for the prawns

Method

Serves 2

Coat the prawns in egg white, cornflour and a pinch of salt.

Fry the prawns quickly until just pink, then set aside.

Fry the chillies and Sichuan pepper in a little oil until dark red and fragrant.

Add the garlic, ginger and spring onions, then the prawns and sauce.

Toss until glossy, stir in the peanuts and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

This is the seafood version of the famous Sichuan Gong Bao (Kung Pao) chicken, popular in Chinese restaurants at home and abroad.

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