Shrimps with French Beans

A chinese stir-fry dish which is our family's favourite.  It is simple and quick to prepare and I served this dish as part of a two-course meal for 4 persons.

Ingredients:
100 g french beans (or snow peas), both ends to be removed and cut into two
1 medium-sized carrot, to be peeled and diagonally sliced
2 cm fresh ginger, to be peeled and cut into fine sticks
250 g medium-sized prawns (fresh or frozen), to be shelled and deveined
2 tbsp cooking oil

Sauce Ingredients:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp chinese wine or sherry
1 tsp sugar
a few dashes of ground white pepper
1/2 tsp cornflour
6 tbsp water
salt to taste

Method:
In a saucepan, bring water to boil and add two drops of cooking oil.  Blanch both beans and carrots for about 20 minutes.  Remove from saucepan by using a slotted spoon and immediate immerse in ice cold water.  Drain and leave aside.

In a small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients together and leave aside.

In a small wok or pan, heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil over high heat.  Stir-fry shrimps until half-cooked. Remove to a plate and leave aside.  By using kitchen paper, wipe wok or pan clean.

In the same work or pan, heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil over high heat.  Add ginger and stir-fry until fragrant.  Then, add beans, carrots, shrimps and sauce.  Cook for 2 minutes or until prawns are cooked through.

Serve hot with jasmine rice.

Bon Appetit!