Marinated Herbal Drunken Prawns (花雕当归醉虾)
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Serves: About 500g prawns
 
Ingredients
Herbal Brine
  • 300 ml Hua Diao Wine (Chinese Shao Xing Wine)
  • 600 ml Water (or 600g ice cubes, to add after removing the brine from the heat; refer to note)
  • 2 Tablespoon Wolfberries
  • 10g Dang Gui (Angelica Root)
  • 4 tablespoon Fish Sauce
  • 12 small piece rock sugar (approx. 20g)
Boil the Prawns
  • 1 litre water
  • 500g Prawns
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
Prepare the Herbal Brine (2 days in advance - need to chill the brine)
  1. In a saucepan, add all the ingredients for the herbal brine and bring to boil over medium heat
  2. Once boil, transfer the brine to a container
  3. Cover and chill overnight in the fridge or until cold
  4. *refer to note to skip the chilling step for the brine.
Boil the Prawns
  1. boil 1 litre of water in a saucepan over high
  2. Add in prawns, salt and lemon juice and bring it to boil; about 3 minutes (do not overcook the prawns)
  3. Drain off the water and transfer the prawns into the cold herbal brine
  4. Cover and chill the prawns with herbal brine in the chiller
  5. Marinate overnight or at least 6 hours for the prawns to fully absorb the brine.
  6. Serve chill
Notes
Replace it with 600g of ice after removing the brine from the heat. This will instant chill the brine and you can cook the prawns and add in immediately without waiting for the brine to chill.
Recipe by eckitchensg at http://eckitchensg.com/2016/02/marinated-herbal-drunken-prawns/