Showing posts with label Chinese chicken with prawn combo curry. Show all posts
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Monday, 28 May 2012

Chinese chicken with prawn combo curry


Ingredients: 

  • 10 medium sized prawns
  • 1 cup chicken, diced into 2-inch cubes
  • 1 cup celery, diced into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup carrot, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 water chestnut, diced into small pieces
  • 4-5 baby corn, cut into half
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 and 1/2 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • Salt, to taste
  • 2 tbsp oil


Method to prepare

  • Wash, shell and devein the prawns. Pat dry.
  • Dice the chicken into 2-inch cubes.
  • Cut the vegetables as mentioned above.
  • Marinade the prawns and chicken pieces with a tbsp of all purpose flour, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp pepper and salt to taste.
  • Keep marinated for 30 minutes.
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non stick skillet, add the chicken and prawn pieces and shallow fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • In the same pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil, add the minced garlic and rest of the vegetable and sautee for a minute or so.
  • Next add the dark soy sauce, tomato ketchup and hot sauce with a cup of water, cover and let cook until the vegetables are tender.
  • Next add the prawn and chicken pieces and let cook for a minute or so or until the chicken and prawns are cooked thoroughly and all the flavors blend in well.
  • Add salt, as required.
  • Serve hot with rice.

Keywords – prawns and chicken pieces, shallow fry, sautee, tomato ketchup, hot sauce.

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