Stir-fried prawns and eggs

Stir-fried prawns and eggs are a popular Cantonese dish, loved for its combination of soft scrambled eggs served with juicy prawns for an unbeatable textural combination. Ready in just 10 minutes and packed with rich umami flavour, this is one family favourite dish to add to your weekly to-cook list!

• serves

  2-4

• prep

  5 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 5 eggs, beaten
• Salt, white pepper, MSG (or chicken powder), to season
• ½ tsp sesame oil
• 6 large raw prawns, peeled, deveined
• A pinch bicarbonate soda
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• ½ tsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp cold water
• 2 thin spring onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Combine the beaten eggs, a generous pinch of salt, pepper, MSG or stock powder and sesame oil in a medium bowl and whisk well to combine. In a second bowl, combine the prawns, a generous pinch of salt, bicarbonate soda, 1 tbsp oil, the cornflour mixture and mix well to combine.
   
2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan or large wok over high heat. Add the prawn mixture to the wok, and stir-fry to 2 minutes, or until nearly cooked, then use a slotted spoon to remove to a plate.
   
3. Heat the remaining oil in the pan, then add the seasoned beaten eggs, mixing well in the wok, until the eggs begin to set. Slowly push the eggs away from the edges of the pan to the centre to scramble them and season with a pinch of salt. When the eggs are nearly completely set, return the prawns to the wok and mix gently to combine.
   
4. Remove the stir-fried prawns and eggs to a serving plate and sprinkle with spring onions, then serve immediately.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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