BLACK PEPPER PRAWNS

Medium size prawns 250 grams

Onion ½ piece (chopped)

Black peppercorns 1 tsp (crushed)

Red chilli 1 piece (chopped)

Oyster sauce 1 tbsp

Light soya sauce 1 tbsp

Dark soya sauce 1 tsp

Sugar 1 1/2 tsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Peel off the shells from the centre of the prawns leaving the tails and heads intact. Trim 1 cm of the heads with a scissor.

Heat oil in wok, fry onion until soft, add in the prawns, black pepper and chilli. Stir gently for 2 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to fry for another 5 minutes.

NOTE:This recipe is taken from my cookbook, ‘Blame It On Granny’.