Steamed prawns with garlic

Often the author gets bored with eat food that’s fried or stir-fried. 

Perhaps as we grow older we worry more about the impact on the 

digestive system, and possible disorders.  We also need to think over

more about our weight—we gain weight more easily than before when

we were young.  So need to be careful about the calories in each food.  

But if we become too much strict in our food choices we may not enjoy

our meals.  The author likes to cook very much, so needs to find some 

menu items that are healthy and tasty at the same time, such as steamed

prawns with garlic.  Prawns have more calories than fish, but the author

chooses steaming to replace frying and uses garlic, which when used for

seasoning helps reduce the cholesterol in our blood.  This menu is not 

harmful for health.  If the reader doesn’t like to eat prawns you can change

to fish or squid, depending on your tastes.  However, if you change to fish

must to cut it into small pieces before steaming, because if you steam 

a whole fish it will take a long time and you will need to check the fish

constantly.  So cutting the fish before steaming will also save time.

Ingredients:

Prawns (large size)                      5     prawns

Garlic (minced finely)                  2    tablespoons

Light soy sauce                           1    tablespoon

Sesame oil                            ½    tablespoon

Black pepper (pounded)            1/8     teaspoon

Instructions:

•  Peel the shell from the prawns (keep the head and tail).  Cut lengthwise from the tail (do not cut through). Remove the veins.  Wash prawns with clean water and wipe with clean napkin. Arrange the prawns on a dish.

• Mix garlic, light soy sauce, sesame oil and black pepper.  Stir until mixed well. Pour on top of the prawns. Place the prawns in a steamer and steam for about 7-10 minutes.  Place on a dish and serve hot.