Sichuan Prawns | What Dad Cooked

Ingredients

• For the prawns
• 1 kilo uncooked prawn in their shells
• For the stock
• 1 shallot chopped finely
• 2 tbs Shaoxing wine
• For the sauce
• 5 cm piece of fresh ginger peeled (keep peelings)
• 1 bunch spring onions sliced finely – use most of the green tops – separate the white and green parts.
• 1 clove garlic shopped finely
• 1 tbs tomato paste
• 2 tsp chilli bean paste
• 1 tsp sugar
• To finish
• Sesame oil
• Chopped chives to garnish