Steamed Prawn Recipe
Steamed Prawn Recipe is a bit tedious to prepare but so worth it to try. The prawn is stuffed with garlic paste and steamed until done.
Equipment
- Wooden Skewer
Ingredients
- 500 grams Prawns
- 3 Tablespoons Kimchi Seasoning
- 2 head Garlic, skin removed
- 1/2 cup Chopped Spring Onion
- 4 Tablespoons Oil
- 1/2 Tablespoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Rice Wine
- 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash the prawns. Remove head and rinse again.
- Cut the back of prawn using a pair of scissors starting from the head part going to the tail.
- Using a knife, cut through the prawn about 3/4 deep to butterfly the prawn. Do the same for the rest of the prawn.
- Add the kimchi seasoning and gently massage the prawns. Marinate the prawns for an hour to 4 hours.
- In a food processor, combine garlic and spring onion. Pulse until a paste is formed.
- Combine garlic mixture and oil in a sauce pan. Switch on heat to very low setting.
- Cook garlic for 5 to 8 minutes. Do not let the garlic mixture turned golden brown.
- Add salt, soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar. Stir and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer in a bowl. Add sesame oil and mix.
- Place the prawn on a skewer starting from the tail part going to the head part to straighten the prawn.
- Butterfly the prawn and stuff with the garlic mixture.
- Arrange in a platter and steam for 10 to 15 minutes or until the prawns turned orange.