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Prawns In A “Bird’S-Nest” Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time5 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time35 mins

Prawns in a "bird's-nest" is a recipe that typically features prawns (shrimp) that are stir-fried and served in a nest made out of deep-fried vermicelli noodles. The dish is often garnished with green onions and served with a sweet and sour sauce.

 500 live prawns
 200 potatoes
 5 soaked hair-like seaweed
 stick of celery
 150 cooked green soybeans
 25 soaked Xianggu mushrooms
1

Cut the potatoes into strips and soak in salt water, remove and mix with dry cornstarch and flour.

2

Remove heads and shells and wash the prwans, mix with condiments and cornstarch.

3

Arrange the potato strips in the shape of a bird's nest, deep-fry the "nest" in 70% heated oil until golden.

4

Arrange the celery in the shape of tree branches. Put the "nest" on the top of the "branches".

5

Put the hair-like seaweed at the root of the "tree". Deep-fry the prawns in 50% heated oil.

6

Saute the green soybeans and mushrooms, add condiments and chicken soup, thicken with cornstarch put in prawns and stir-fly remove to the "nest".