Sweet and Sour Prawns

Ingredients

• •1 pound fresh peeled prawns
• •2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
• •1 tablespoon meshed hot chilies
• •1 pinch monosodium glutamate
• •1 tablespoon sugar
• •1 1/2 cups rice wine
• •1 tablespoon cornstarch stirred in 2 tablespoons water
• •1 clove garlic
• •1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger
• •3 ounces scallions
• •Marinade:
• •1 egg white
• •3 tablespoons cornstarch
• •1/2 teaspoon salt
• •3 tablespoons water
• •5 tablespoons oil

Directions

1. 1Marinate prawns for 20 minutes in egg white, cornstarch, salt, water and oil.
2. 2Mix together the tomato ketchup, sambal oelek, MSG, sugar, rice wine and cornstarch. Peel garlic and ginger and chop finely. Also chop
3. 3scallions finely.
4. 4Heat 3/4 liters oil in a pan or wok and fry half of the prawns. Take them out of the pan after 45 seconds and drain them.
5. 5In another pan or
6. 6wok put 5 tablespoons of oil and fry garlic and ginger for 30 seconds. Add prawns and fry while stirring constantly. Add prepared sauce and fry for 1 minute. Add chopped scallions and 2 tablespoons oil.