Ingredients

6 fresh water prawns (or jumbo prawns or big prawns) (I used 1.3 lbs gulf shrimps, deveined with shells on)

1 clove garlic (finely chopped) (3 cloves)

1 shallot, chopped

small piece of ginger chopped fine

1 teaspoon soy sauce (2 tbsp)

1 teaspoon rice wine or shaoxing wine (2 tbsp)

1/2 teaspoon sugar (1 tsp raw sugar, melt it in soy sauce in microwave)

1 teaspoon chopped scallions (green onion 3 sticks)

1 teaspoon cooking oil

Preparation

Heat up a wok with cooking oil.

Drop in the chopped garlic / ginger/shallots and lightly saute till light brown. Save in bowl.

Add in the prawns, soy sauce, wine, sugar and do a few quick stir. Use the wok turner to press each prawn down (pan-frying) for both sides of the prawn. Prawns are nice and brown.

Add in the chopped scallions. Cook till scallions are soft.

Cook’s Note:

The wok will get really dry and the prawns might appear burned but it’s fine as it will add that “charred” flavor to the prawns.