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Prawns In Black Bean Sauce (see Jup Ha Kow)

Prawns In Black Bean Sauce (see Jup Ha Kow) is built on Prawns, Salt, Green Pepper Cut In Inch Chunks, Salted Black Beans, and Garlic Minced. Serves 1. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Ingredients

• 1 lb
• 1/2 tsp
• 1
• 2 tbsp
• 1 clove
• 2 tbsp
• 1/4 cup
• 1
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Preparation: Shell, devein and clean prawns.

2. 2

   Blot dry.

3. 3

   Cut along back side, but don't cut through.

4. 4

   Wash and rinse black beans 2 or 3 times.

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   Combine with garlic and ginger and mash together until pasty.

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   Add stock and cornstarch. Set aside.

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   Cooking: Heat wok.

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   Add 1 tablespoon oil and reheat.

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   Stir fry green pepper for 1 minute.

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    Set aside.

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    Add 2 tablespoon oil to wok and heat.

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    Stir fry prawns and salt until prawns turn pink.

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    Add black bean mixture and stir until thickened.

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    Add green pepper, stir and serve.

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    Do-ahead notes: Do through preparation.

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    From "The Chinese Village Cookbook." A practical guide to Cantonese country cooking. Rhoda Yee, Yerba Bueana Press, San Francisco. 1975.

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    Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; January 10 1992.