Japan

Ebi Chili

Name: Ebi Chili
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 300 g Prawns; 1 tbsp Chili bean paste (doubanjiang); 2 tbsp Ketchup; some of each Garlic & ginger; 2 Spring onion; 1 tsp Cornstarch

Prawns in a piquant chili sauce

Ebi chili belongs to Japanese-Chinese cuisine and was popularised in Japan by the chef Chen Kenmin.

Snappy prawns are tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce of chili, garlic and tomato.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Prawns300 g
Chili bean paste (doubanjiang)1 tbsp
Ketchup2 tbsp
Garlic & gingersome of each
Spring onion2
Cornstarch1 tsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Peel the prawns and pat dry.
Fry garlic, ginger and chili paste.
Add ketchup and a little water.
Stir in the prawns and cook briefly.
Thicken with cornstarch and serve with spring onion.

Make it original

Doubanjiang is in the Asia Boutique.

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