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Cook Time : 20 Min | Servings : 2 Persons

Chilli Prawns / Chili Shrimp
Another restaurant like Chili shrimp. This one tastes much alike Chinese restaurant dish. I bet kids would love it.

Ingredients :
To Marinate :
Fresh or Frozen Shrimp ( Medium Sized ) 1 pckt
Ginger ( finely Chopped ) 1/2 tsp
Garlic ( finely Chopped ) 1/2 tsp
Soy Sauce 2 tsp
Corn Flour 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Sauce 3 tsp
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Vineger 1 tsp
Salt 1/4 tsp
Red Food Color 1/8 tsp
To Fry :
Oil 3 tsp
Onion 1 ( Medium )
Green Chili 3 no
Spring Onion 4 stks
Directions:
  1. Step 1

    Clean the shrimp, remove tails, head and devein, wash throughly. Cut into very small pieces. Marinate Prawn with the items given in “To Marinate” Section for 1 hr. Finely chop ginger and garlic. Chop the Spring Onion.

  2. Step 2

    In a pan heat Oil, when hot add Onion. Fry till onion turns brown. Add green chili and the Marinated Prawn and fry in high flame. Stir often to aviod burn. Fry till the water is evaporated and the shrimp is cooked. Add the Spring Onion at the end.

Tips :
  • Ajinmoto can be added to enhance the flavor.But it’s highly optional.
  • Shrimp will be cooked very fast, Don’t over cook the shrimp as it would become rubbery.

(*) Serve this with any fried rice. Tastes like restaurant style Chili Prawn.
This recipe is based on Spiceindiaonline.com.