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King Prawns in Szechuan Sauce

'Szechuan' is often used as a catch-all term in British Chinese restaurants to indicate a bright red, slightly spicy sauce, and this recipe includes all those delicious sweet, sour and spicy flavours with an extra touch of fragrance from our MA LA BLEND! Here we're using king prawns (marinated with cornflour and baking soda for ultimate juiciness!) but you can substitute diced chicken or even firm tofu if you prefer.

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Page number: 124

Effort: Medium effort

Serves: 4

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Origin: China

Shopping List

  • 300g approx. prawns (raw king prawns are best)
  • 1 bunch of spring onions - cut into 3cm lengths
  • 3 cloves of garlic - finely grated or crushed
  • Fresh ginger - finely grated or chopped to make 2 tsp
  • 1 pepper (any colour) - cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 ½ tbsp vinegar (rice, white wine or cider vinegar is best)
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda or use 1 tsp baking powder (baking powder has a lower proportion of sodium bicarbonate, so you need to add more to get the same effect!) (optional)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil (optional)

Blends Needed

BADIAN BLEND: 1 tsp

LA JIAO BLEND: 1 tsp

MA LA BLEND: 2 tsp

ZHIMA BLEND: 2 tsp

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Also Works a Treat With

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