Soy Sauce Prawns with Fried Shallots

Soy Sauce Prawns (炸葱豉油王虾) is a typical Chinese-Cantonese dish that is delicious and great throughout the year. The prawns are cooked the flavorful soy sauce and fried shallots. These prawns are juicy inside and outside. I will always use large or medium fresh prawns rather than the frozen prawns. This is because the fresh prawns are always more flavorful and good compare to the frozen prawns. I will keep the prawn’s shell since it can hold more sauce and more succulent for the dish. The sauce is the key to the success of the soy sauce prawn. The sauce is a simple combination of soy sauce, sugar, and fried shallots oil.

Soy Sauce Prawns Recipe Ingredients:

The recipe calls for:

• Large/Medium Fresh Prawns
• Soy Sauce
• Sugar
• Fried Shallots Oil

How to Prepare and Clean the Prawns?

1. Remove the head and leg of the prawns with a pair of scissors.
2. Remove the telson and rostrum, which are very sharp.
3. Cut open the back of the prawns, starting from the front to the tail.
4. Devine and pull out the intestine of the prawns.
5. Wash the prawns under running water.
6. Dry the prawns by using a kitchen towel.

How to make the Soy Sauce Prawns?

1. Heat 2 tbsp of shallots oil in a wok.
2. Add the prawns into the heated wok with oil, deep-fry until each side becomes light orange (it takes around 1 minute on each side). Drain out the prawns.
3. Prepare the sauce. Heat 2 tbsp of shallot oils in a wok. Add 2 tbsp of soy sauce. Stir for 15 seconds. Add 1 tbsp of crispy fried shallots and 1 tsp sugar, mix them together using the small heat.
4. Add in the prawns, stir-fry for 1 minute.
5. Done and serve immediately.