Prawns Chinese

Steamed prawns and rice noodle rolls

Name: Steamed prawns and rice noodle rolls recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /chinese
Ingredients: 16 frozen prawns, defrosted, peeled, deveined; 1 quantity chills and soy sauce (recipe below); 1/2 tsp light soy sauce; 1/2 tsp Chinese rice wine (shaohsing); 4 rice noodle sheets; 8 snow peas, half sliced; 2 small red chillies, finely sliced (remove seeds if you want to reduce the heat); 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 spring onion, finely chopped; 3 tbs light soy sauce; 1/2 tsp caster sugar

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Steamed prawns and rice paper. — Linda Linder

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by Ross Dobson

Chef

Jun 01, 2020

You will need a bamboo steamer for this recipe. This is an edited extract from Chinese Food Made Easy by Ross Dobson (Murdoch Books, $39.99), and is available where all good books are sold. Photography by Linda Linder.

16 frozen prawns, defrosted, peeled, deveined
1 quantity chills and soy sauce (recipe below)
1/2 tsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp Chinese rice wine (shaohsing)
4 rice noodle sheets
8 snow peas, half sliced

Chilli and soy sauce (makes approx. 1/2 cup - 125ml)

2 small red chillies, finely sliced (remove seeds if you want to reduce the heat)
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 spring onion, finely chopped
3 tbs light soy sauce
1/2 tsp caster sugar

Method

1.

For the chilli and soy sauce, combine the ingredients in a bowl, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 days.
2.

Place the prawns in a bowl with the chili and soy sauce, light soy sauce and rice wine. Toss the prawns around in the mixture. Set aside for 15 minutes.
3.

Unroll the rice noodle sheets. Cut into 20cm squares and lay them on a clean work surface.
4.

Put 4 prawns along the length closest to you, about 20cm from the edge. Roll the noodle sheet to firmly enclose the prawns and transfer to a heatproof plate that will fit inside the steamer basket. Repeat to make 4 rolls, then sit the plate in the steamer basket.
5.

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Place the steamer basket on top, cover and steam for 10 minutes or until the prawns are cooked through and the rice noodles are soft. Serve hot with more chili and soy sauce on the side.