Sunday, May 30, 2010

Spicy Prawns and Ham

1 onion sliced
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1/2 cup sliced green capsicum
2 tomatoes peeled and chopped
1 125g (4 oz) tin mushrooms
1 tin pineapple pieces
1 teaspoon grated green ginger
1/4 teaspoon chilli sauce
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1.1/2 tablespoons cornflour
2 tablespoons stock
2 tablespoons cooking oil
500g (1 lb.) shelled and deveined prawns
1/2 cup chopped ham or bacon
1 packet noodles, boiled and drained

Method: Combine onion, sherry, green capsicum, tomatoes, mushrooms, pineapple pieces and syrup, ginger, chilli sauce and soya sauce in a saucepan. Heat until boiling. Blend the cornflour with the stock and stir into the mixture. Stir until it thickens approximately 3 minutes. Heat oil, add prawns and ham and cook, stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes. Add to the vegetable mixture. Serve over hot noodles or with rice.

Source: contributed by G. Smart in Gulnare Gourmets (Adelaide: Gulnare Primary School Welfare Club, 1984 [2nd edition]), p.25.
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