You’ll want to eat this hot and sour soup every night. If you’re feeling hungry, add a serving of ready-to-wok noodles. Soak the frozen prawns in a deep bowl of cold water to defrost for 10 ...

About Chatpata Prawns Recipe: A hot and sour dish with prawns cooked in a spicy masala. Served with toasted and buttered pao buns, this prawn dish is perfect for snacks at dinner parties.

Season to taste with more fish sauce if required. The dressing should be hot and sour. De-vein the prawns by cutting down the back with a sharp knife and removing the thin black intestine.

Cooked warm-water prawns (often sold as crevettes) are excellent served in a salad as a first course. Chinese cookery has some great recipes for them – sweet-and-sour prawns, for instance.