“A variation of my Black Pepper Pork Dish. The seafood version, this time.”
The Black Pepper prawn is the best option, if you have craving for shellfish instead. And, this recipe takes full advantage of having the flavor packed in the prawns, along with the natural aromatics such as capsicum and onion to infuse the base for refreshing and fragrant sauce with the natural sweetness.
Its peppery taste wasn’t too overwhelming. Not too spicy, the dish wasn’t too wet, too.
Simply an exotic restaurant-dish to be made at home, easily!
Ingredients
500 grams of medium tiger or sea prawns, deveined and removed shells with its head and tail remained intact
1 red capsicum, cored and diced in chunks
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced/ wedged
2 stalks of curry leaves, removed from its stems and use only the leaves
1 teaspoon of chicken granule
1/2 teaspoon of grounded black pepper
1/4 teaspoon of potato starch
3 tablespoons of store-bought black pepper sauce
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon of olive oil (for heating wok later)
1 tablespoon of butter
Method
1) Use a pair of kitchen shears to cut a slit at the back of each prawn. Remove vein, followed by removing shell with its head and tail remained intact. Repeat step till all prawns are done.
2) Season prawns with chicken granule, black pepper, for 10 minutes.
3) Heat wok with olive oil over medium fire. Melt butter in heated wok. Add garlic, onion and curry leaves.
4) Sprinkle some potato starch on the seasoned prawns. Place prawns in wok in one layer to slightly sauté both sides of each prawn. Add capsicum and stir fry to combine, for 2 minutes.
5) Add black pepper sauce and stir fry to combine well, for another 1 – 2 minutes. Heat off and dish up. Serve with steamed butter rice or olive oiled spaghetti.
1 portion (about 3-4 pcs) of my black pepper prawn counts about 300kcal.
**A variation of my Black Pepper Pork Slices dish.
Tips: Add assorted capsicums to the dish to create an image of playful colors.
Anonymous October 28, 2010
Hi! I love reading your blog! It’s especially helpful cos you provide the calorie content :)
Do you happen to know whether thick bee hoon has more calories than thin bee hoon? And compared to kueh teow/mee pok/mee kia etc? I can’t seem to find these on the internet and you seem to know a lot about nutrition so I thought I’d ask you. Thanks!
-Chryselle
PatriCa BB October 21, 2012
Hi,
I guess it’s way too late of my reply with no excuses.. I simply missed out your comment, actually.
How it’s still fine with my reply here to you.. :)
In my opinion, thin bee hoon is the healthiest among other types of noodles you gave listed simply because it is make of rice does not need to add oil to make the production of bee hoon, as compared to Keow Teow or thick bee hoon. As for yellow noodles or Mee pok, they are made of flour and egg, definitely more cal than thin bee hoon. If you need something healthier, choose pasta, ESP wheat pasta. :)
301.83 September 23, 2012
Hi. Can you recommend the brand for black pepper sauce for this dish?
301.83 September 23, 2012
Hi! Can you recommend the brand of black pepper sauce to use?
PatriCa BB October 21, 2012
Hi 301.83,
Sorry for the late reply.
Please try Woh Hup brand which comes in glass bottle and it’s available at major supermarkets eg NTUC Fairprice, Shop n Save, etc.
Sue July 12, 2016
Love your blog! 2016, and I still came across this blog of yours… I was just wondering when do you put the cooking oil for this recipe? Step 3 stated heat olive oil, but I don’t see any steps mentioning to add in the 2 tbsp of cooking oil as mentioned in the ingredients. Help?
PatriCa BB August 1, 2016
Hi Sue, thanks for loving my blog!
Haha.. You are right. Let’s do without the cooking oil. Thanks, again, for pointing out. I shall cook this again and update, if any changes ya!