Famous Authentic Chinese Recipe - Shallow-fried Prawn Sections in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

• 12 fresh live prawns
• 1 tbsp dry starch

Seasonings:

• 1 tbsp starch solution

A:

• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp onion pellets
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• 2 tsp peanut oil
• 1 tbsp wine

B:

• 4 tbsp clear soup
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
• A dash of MSG

Directions:

1. Devein the prawns, trim off feelers, feet and tail ends, wash the prawns clean, cut each into 2 to 3 sections and coat them with a dash of dry flour.
2. Boil peanut oil to medium heat, scald the prawn balls of (1) and scoop them out with a meshed ladle; heating oil over high heat, deepfry the prawn sections again and scoop them out quickly.
3. Leaving 2 tbsp of oil in the pot, put the A in, fry them until fragrant, add the prawn sections of (2), stir them well quickly, stir the B ingredients in, stir them together quickly, stir starch solution in, lift the pot off the fire, place the mixture in a plate and garnish it with red pepper for serving.