Shrimp in Oyster Sauce


Description

This shrimp in oyster sauce is the ultimate Chinese comfort dish. Forget expensive Chinese takeaways when you can make your own Chinese takeaway in just a matter of minutes.

Ingredients

15ml (1 tbsp) light soy sauce
10ml (2 tsp) sesame oil
15ml (1 tbsp) Shaoxing rice wine
5ml (1 tsp) cornflour
500g (1lb) peeled, raw shrimp
30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 green pepper, washed and chopped
1 red pepper, washed and chopped
45ml (3 tbsp) oyster sauce
4 spring onions, washed and shredded

Directions

Mix the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine and cornflour in a bowl to form a thin paste.

Place the prawns in the paste and marinate while preparing the vegetables.

Heat the vegetable oil in a large wok.

Pour in the onions and fry for 2 minutes.

Add the garlic and peppers and continue to fry for another 2 minutes.

Turn up the heat and pour in the prawns and their marinade with the vegetables. Stir constantly for 2 minutes.

Pour in the oyster sauce and make sure to stir until everything is well incorporated.

Continue to let the stirfry sizzle while you stir for 2 minutes and remove from the heat.

Serve immediately with egg fried rice. Garnish with with spring onions.

Enjoy!

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