Recipe - "Chilli Tomato Fermented Soy Bean Paste (Taucu) Prawns

Chilli Tomato Fermented Soy Bean Paste (Taucu) Prawns

Chilli Tomato Fermented Soy Bean Paste (Taucu) Prawns

 

When I was Kuala Lumpur, a good friend of mine introduced me to this dish.

I decided to give it a go by cooking it and my family loves it.

 

Ingredients

500 gm medium size prawns (cleaned, deveined with tails intact)

4 slices of ginger

4 shallots (thinly sliced)

½ tsp chopped garlic

1 large tomato (chopped in pieces)

1½ tbsp fermented soy bean paste (taucu)

1 to 2 finger length red chilli (cut)

 

Sauces

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

¼ tsp sugar

125 ml chicken stock

A pinch of salt

A dash of white pepper

2 tsp corn flour

 

Procedure

Heat wok or non-stick pan. Add oil.

 

Low heat, saute ginger till lightly brown. Add shallots, when shallots turn slightly brown, add garlic. Fry all till fragrant. Add tomato, chilli and ‘taucu’. Fry and mix all together.

Add prawns. Stir fry and let it cook for 2 minutes or until the flesh changes colour. Lastly pour the sauce and let it boil. Turn off  heat.

Dish and serve immediately with rice.