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Steamed Prawn Recipe
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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.
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese, Filipino

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

Equipment

  • Wooden Skewer

Method
 

  1. Thoroughly wash the prawns. Remove head and rinse again.
  2. Cut the back of prawn using a pair of scissors starting from the head part going to the tail.
  3. Using a knife, cut through the prawn about 3/4 deep to butterfly the prawn. Do the same for the rest of the prawn.
  4. Add the kimchi seasoning and gently massage the prawns. Marinate the prawns for an hour to 4 hours.
  5. In a food processor, combine garlic and spring onion. Pulse until a paste is formed.
  6. Combine garlic mixture and oil in a sauce pan. Switch on heat to very low setting.
  7. Cook garlic for 5 to 8 minutes. Do not let the garlic mixture turned golden brown.
  8. 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.
  9. Place the prawn on a skewer starting from the tail part going to the head part to straighten the prawn.
  10. Butterfly the prawn and stuff with the garlic mixture.
  11. Arrange in a platter and steam for 10 to 15 minutes or until the prawns turned orange.