Oil-Braised Prawns

油焖大虾

Oil-Braised Prawns — ShandongQingdao home cooking.

Ingredients

• large prawns
• vegetable oil
• light soy sauce
• rice vinegar
• sugar
• ginger
• white sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Clean prawns, remove veins, make a slit along the belly. (Slit open)
2. Heat oil until shimmering. Fry prawns 2 minutes per side. (Prawns orange)
3. Add ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and water. (Sauce bubbling)
4. Cover and simmer 8 minutes on medium heat. (Sauce reducing)
5. Uncover and increase heat to glaze the prawns. (Sauce glossy)