Name: Vermicelli noodles with prawns and wombok
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300 gram rice vermicelli noodles; 2 teaspoon cornflour; 2 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1/2 cup water; 1 tablespoon rice bran oil; 400 gram green prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 600 gram wombok (chinese cabbage), sliced diagonally, 1cm wide; 2 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 green onion (shallot), finely shredded; chilli sauce, soy sauce, to serve

Ingredients

300 gram rice vermicelli noodles

2 teaspoon cornflour

2 tablespoon oyster sauce

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon rice bran oil

400 gram green prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

600 gram wombok (chinese cabbage), sliced diagonally, 1cm wide

2 tablespoon light soy sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 green onion (shallot), finely shredded

chilli sauce, soy sauce, to serve

Method

1.Soak noodles in warm water for 20 minutes. Drain. Add to a bowl of boiling water. Stir quickly, drain again and set aside to keep warm. In a small jug, combine cornflour and half of oyster sauce with water.

2.Heat oil in a wok on high. Stir-fry prawns and garlic for 1 minute, until pink. Remove from pan. Stir-fry wombok, cover for 30 seconds and stir again. Return prawns with cornflour mixture and toss. Remove from heat.

3.Combine light soy sauce, sesame oil and remaining oyster sauce in a bowl. Add noodles and toss together using chopsticks. Spoon prawns and wombok over noodles and top with green onion. Serve with a small bowl of chilli sauce mixed with a little soy sauce, if you like.

Stir 1/4 teaspoon each of sugar and salt and 1 teaspoon sesame oil through raw prawns to enhance their texture when they are cooked.
Note

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