Prawns In Piquant Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup shelled prawns
• 1 cup white sauce
• 2 tbs sherry or white wine
• 1 tbs tomato sauce or puree
• pinch sugar
• 1 tbs mayonnaise
• ½ tsp salt
• a pinch of chilli powder or cayenne pepper

Prepare the prawns by peeling and removing the black vein running down the back. Cook in a little salted water until done. Mix the white sauce with the sherry, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, salt, chilli powder and sugar and cook for a few minutes. Pour over the prawns and garnish with parsley.

Prawn Chop Suey

Ingredients

• 3 tbls vegetable oil
• 6-8 large spring onions, cut into thick rings
• 1 green pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
• 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
• 2 sticks celery, thickly sliced
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 3 tbls soy sauce
• 225g (8 oz) fresh bean sprouts
• 100g (4 oz) Chinese cabbage, shredded
• 450g (1lb) shelled, cooked prawns

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the onion, pepper, carrot and celery. Stir-fry until just cooked. Mix the cornflour with the soy sauce and stir into the vegetables. Add the bean sprouts, cabbage and prawns and fork the mixture well together.

Toss over a moderate heat for a few minutes and serve immediately.