Garlic & ginger prawns

One of my all-time fave. Learned this from mom but of course I had to make my own version :)

Ingredients:

400 grams of prawns, peeled & deveined (you may leave the tail as you wish)
50 ml soy sauce
2 Tbsp oyster sauce
100 ml 7-up
drizzle of lime
4-5 garlic cloves, minced
4 ginger slices, julienned
red bell pepper or chili pepper, sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp oil


1. Marinate the prawns with 7-up, soy sauce, oyster sauce, half of the sliced ginger and few lime juice for at least 30 mins.
2. Heat the oil in the pan. Fry the garlic in medium heat until lightly browned. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
3. Remove the garlic and set aside. Switch to med-high heat.
4. Sauté the rest of the ginger and add the marinated prawns until pink and tender (usually about 3-4 mins). Do not overcook.
5. Toss the red pepper. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the fried garlic.
6. Remove from heat and serve.