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King prawn and broccoli stir-fry with black bean sauce

Food King prawn and broccoli stir-fry with black bean sauce Ingredients 2 tbsp sunflower oil 2 large shallots, very thinly sliced 2cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced 350g peeled raw king prawns, deveined 250g broccoli, broken into tiny florets 150g oyster mushrooms, thickly sliced 6 tbsp black bean sauce 2 tbsp dark soy sauce Juice of 1⁄2 lemon Method Serves 4 1 2 3 Heat a large frying pan or wok until very hot. Add the oil, shallots, ginger and chilli and stir-fry over a high heat for 30 seconds. Push the vegetables to one side of the pan, then season the prawns with salt and pepper and add them to the centre of the pan. Fry for about two minutes until starting to turn pink. Tip in the broccoli and mushrooms, toss together using two spatulas and fry for two to three minutes. Mix the black bean sauce, soy sauce and lemon juice together in a bowl. Add to the pan and toss everything together well. Stir fry for another two minutes until the prawns are cooked and the broccoli is just tender, but still crunchy. Serve piping hot on its own or with rice or noodles. Cook’s notes ■ To peel a small knob of root ginger, which can be a bit tricky to handle, take a teaspoon and scrape away the skin – it will come off easily.