Prawns in black bean sauce (see jup ha kow)

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Medium prawns
½ teaspoon Salt
1 Green pepper, cut in 1-inch chunks
2 tablespoons Salted black beans
1 Clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Fresh ginger root, minced
¼ cup Chicken stock
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Oil

Directions

Preparation: Shell, devein and clean prawns. Blot dry. Cut along back side, but don't cut through. Wash and rinse black beans 2 or 3 times. Combine with garlic and ginger and mash together until pasty.

Add stock and cornstarch. Set aside.

Cooking: Heat wok. Add 1 tablespoon oil and reheat. Stir fry green pepper for 1 minute. Set aside. Add 2 tablespoon oil to wok and heat. Stir fry prawns and salt until prawns turn pink. Add black bean mixture and stir until thickened. Add green pepper, stir and serve.

Do-ahead notes: Do through preparation.

Yield: 4 servings

From "The Chinese Village Cookbook." A practical guide to Cantonese country cooking. Rhoda Yee, Yerba Bueana Press, San Francisco. 1975.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; January 10 1992.

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