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[[Chinese fermented black beans]] give this dish a quite unique salty flavour.

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|TotalCalories = 1836
|PortionCalories = 459
|DatePublished=13th December 2012
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 30 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 10 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''Perfect, thanks!''

4.5/5 

Made a really nice change. Better than the take-away we can buy, that's always gloopy.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 2 lb [[king prawns]]
| 3 cloves [[Garlic|garlic]], minced
| 1 tablespoon fresh [[Ginger|ginger]], grated
| 2 fresh hot [[chillies]], minced
| 4 [[spring onions]], separated: white part minced, green part [[cut on the diagonal]] in ½" pieces
| 3 tablespoons [[Chinese fermented black beans]]
| ½ cup [[chicken stock]]
| 2 tablespoons [[light soy sauce]]
| 2 teaspoons [[sugar]]
| ½ teaspoon [[sesame oil]]
| 1 teaspoon [[cornflour]]
| 1 tablespoon [[rice wine]] or [[sherry]]
| 1½ tablespoons [[Clarification|ghee]]
| 1 [[onion]], sliced
| 1 Red [[pepper]], sliced thinly
| 3 cups, thinly sliced [[cabbage]], [[snow peas]], and [[carrots]]
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| In small bowl, combine [[Garlic|garlic]], [[ginger root]], [[chillies]], white parts of the [[spring onions]], and [[Chinese fermented black beans]]
| In another small bowl, combine ¼ cup stock, [[soy sauce]], [[sugar]], and [[sesame oil]], and stir until [[sugar]] dissolves
| In a third small bowl, dissolve [[cornflour]] in [[wine]] or [[sherry]]
| Just before serving, heat a wok over high heat
| Add [[ghee]] and heat until almost smoking
| [[Frying|Fry]] the [[onion]] and [[red pepper]] for a minute then add [[Garlic|garlic]] and bean mixture and cook for 15 seconds, or until fragrant but not brown
| Add [[seafood]] and [[stir-fry]] for 1 minute
| Add stock-based sauce and cook for 2 to 5 minutes, or until seafood is cooked; if necessary to prevent mixture from sticking to pan, add remaining stock
| Stir [[cornflour]] mixture and add to [[stir-fry]] along with green [[spring onion]] parts and sliced vegetables
| Bring sauce to a boil
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve immediately with [[Boiled rice|plain boiled rice]].
===Variations===
Replace seafood with [[pork fillet]] or [[chicken]]
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