Chinese Recipes - Papaya Cold Dish Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb Papaya (Peel the skin, cut into halves, remove the seeds and clean it well)

• 3 cakes of egg noodles

• 1 1/2 pints water

• 4 to 6 oz prawns

• 3 beaten eggs

• 1 big onion (cut into thin strips)

• 2 or 3 tablespoonfuls of lard or cocking oil

• salt and pepper to taste

• 1 teaspoonful of MSG (optional)

• 1 or 2 tablespoonfuls of oyster sauce

• 1 tablespoonful of sesame oil

• small bunch of parsley (for garnishing)

4 servings

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Method:

1. Put 1 1/2 pints of water into the  saucepan. Bring to the boil. Add cakes of egg noodles and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes. Strain well with a sieve and cut the noodles with a pair of scissors into 3 or 4 inch long.

2. Season the noodles with sesame oil, add oyster sauce (1 tablespoonful of cooking oil or sesame oil can be added too so that the noodles will not stick together.) Place these noodles into centre of the papaya.

3. Heat the frying pan with cooking oil. Add the thin strips of onions and fry for 3 minutes. When golden brown, put in prawns and fry for 3 minutes.

4. Add beaten eggs to this and scramble. Whilst frying, add pepper, salt and MSG. Put this mixture into the other half of the papaya.

5. Finally place the two halves of the papaya onto a lettuce bed arranged on on oval dish. Garnish with orchids and parsley.

6. Put in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours and serve whilst cold.