What's
New
Steamed Prawns with Garlic
Filed Under: Asian Recipes Chinese New Year Recipes Chinese Recipes Fish & Seafood Popular Recipes Recipes Steaming Step-by-Step Recipes Updated Recipes
Steamed Prawns with Garlic Recipe
For best results, use fresh garlic and chop them yourself, instead of using instant bottled garlic. Use bigger prawns for this recipe because it is easier to butterfly them and to stuff the garlic mixture into the cavity.
Prawns cook very quickly (few minutes), do not over-cook them or they will become hard and chewy.
Ingredients:
- 6 to 8 large prawns (shrimps) at least 10 grams each
- 5 slices ginger
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- coriander garnish; optional
(A) Garlic Mixture (mix well in a small bowl)
- 3 level tbsp freshly chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 dashes of white pepper powder to taste
Directions:
- Trim the sharp edges off the prawns. Butterfly the prawns by making a top slit across the back to the tail end of the prawn, removing the veins, and cutting a little deeper to make a cavity. Click here for detailed step-by-step pics.
- Arrange butterflied prawns on top some ginger slices in a deep steaming plate. Drizzle Shaoxing wine over the prawns cavity.
- In a small bowl, combine (A) to make the garlic mixture and fill the prawns cavity with it.
- Steam over high heat until the prawns are cooked (just a few minutes; do not overcook). Garnish with coriander and serve.
Pages: 1 2
that’s a good amount of garlic.
do you buy ready chopped ones? if not, what garlic chopper do you recommend? I didnt like the smell lingering on my hands! :)
I either use garlic press or an electric chopper. I sometimes short-cut by using peeled garlic cloves. For ready chopped ones, I use them more for stir-fries than for a dish where the garlic is center-stage. But it’s totally depends on how much time you have on your hand :)
Pingback: Steamed Prawns with Garlic Recipe | Spring Tomorrow Spring Tomorrow Steamed Prawns with Garlic Recipe | Spring Tomorrow | Singapore Food, Cooking & Lifestyle Blog | Savouring the Little Moments in Life
Pingback: Steamed Prawns with Garlic – Food and Cancer