Sweet and Sour Prawns
Shell the prawns (shrimp), make a shallow incision down the back of each prawn (shrimp) and remove the black intestinal parts. Wash and clean, then cut each prawn… Read More »
Wine-Marinated Prawns
Wash the prawns (shrimp) well, and place in a dish. Pour the wine or sherry over them, add the onion whites cut to 2.5 cm / 1 in… Read More »
Phoenix Tail Prawns
Parboil the peas for 3 minutes, drain and rinse in cold water in order to keep the bright green colour. Finely chop the onion whites. Pull off the… Read More »
Rapidly-Fried Prawns
Trim the prawns (shrimp), but keep the shell on. Dry well. Heat the lard in a wok and when it is bubbling deep-fry the prawns (shrimp) twice (3-4… Read More »
Fried Prawn-Balls
Shell the prawns ; dry them well and marinate with salt for 5 minutes, then chop them into rice-grain-sized pieces. Finely chop the water chestnuts; mix them with… Read More »
Steamed Lobster
Steam the lobster for 20 minutes. Leave to cool, then split in two lengthways, and cut each half into four pieces. Crack the shell of the claws so… Read More »
Braised Whole Fish in Hot Vinegar Sauce
Finely chop the 2 slices of ginger. Clean the fish and dry well. Rub evenly inside and out with salt, pepper chopped ginger and 1 tbsp of the… Read More »
Fish-Head Casserole
Discard the gills from the fish-head; rub some salt both inside and out; coat the head with flour. Cut the pork, mushrooms, bean-curd and ginger root into small… Read More »
Chilli Chicken Cubes
Dice the chicken into l cm / 1/2 in cubes, mix with the egg white, salt and 1/2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch). Cut the ginger root and garlic into… Read More »
Scampi Provencale
Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion and garlic, fry gently until soft and transparent. Stir in the mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes. Add the… Read More »
