Pan Fried Fresh Water Prawn

4.50 from 14 votes

A simple yet incredibly tasty recipe with fresh water prawn cooked in a blend of soy sauce, cooking wine, a touch of sugar, and chopped scallions.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Shrimp

Cuisine: Chinese Recipes

Keyword: fresh water prawn

Servings: people

Using a sharp knife, make a shallow incision along the back of the prawn. Remove the dark vein, then rinse with water and pat dry with paper towels
Add oil to a wok or pan. Once the oil is heated, add the garlic and stir-fry until aromatic and lightly browned.
Add the fresh water prawns, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and sugar. Stir well to combine.
Use a wok turner to press down on each prawn, pan-frying both sides until they are fully cooked.
Add the chopped scallions and stir to combine with the prawns. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Freshwater prawn - if you are in the United States, you can purchase them frozen (in a paper box) at Asian supermarkets. If you are in Asia, you may get live and giant fresh water prawns from live seafood stores.
Shaoxing wine - substitute with Chinese rice wine, cooking sake, or dry sherry. If you cannot consume alcohol, skip it altogether.
The wok will get really dry and the prawns might appear burned but it's fine as it will add that "charred" flavor to the prawns.