How to make Shrimps Peking -
Batter fried prawns served with a lightly flavoured sauce.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Shrimps (श्रिंप/ छोटे झींगे), Cornflour/ corn starch (कॉर्नफ्लावर/कॉर्नस्टार्च)
Cuisine : Chinese
Course : Main Course Seafood
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Shrimps Peking Recipe Card
Some say Chinese cuisine is 400,000 years old going back to the Peking Man and his use of fire. Some other accounts of the history of Chinese cuisine takes the beginning to the Chinese stone age. However today Chinese cuisine enjoys the distinction of being the most popular in the world.
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Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Shrimps Peking Recipe
Shrimps cleaned and deveined 1 cup
Cornflour/ corn starch 2 tablespoons
Oil 1 tablespoon + to deep fry
Egg 1
Onion finely chopped 1 small
Garlic minced 1 tablespoon
Ginger minced 1 tablespoon
Chicken stock 4 cups
Dark soy sauce 1 teaspoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Rice wine vinegar 1 tablespoon
Red capsicum cut into medium pieces 1 medium
Water chestnuts 6-7
Method
Step 1
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
Step 2
Break egg in a bowl and whisk well. Add 1 tablespoon cornflour and mix well.
Step 3
Add salt and mix well. Add prawns and mix well.
Step 4
Deep-fry the prawns in hot oil till crisp and light brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 5
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan, add onion and sauté for a minute. Add garlic and ginger and sauté further.
Step 6
Add remaining cornflour to the stock, mix well and add to the pan.
Step 7
Add soy sauce, sugar and salt and mix well.
Step 8
Add rice wine vinegar and mix well. Add capsicum and mix well.
Step 9
Slice water chestnuts and add to the pan. Mix and cook for 2 minutes.
Step 10
Add fried prawns and mix well.
Step 11
Serve hot.
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