Gok's Canton sauce with prawns and rice

Gok Wan is #KeepingSpiritsUp live from his kitchen at home to show us how to create a simple Chinese cooking sauce using just a few store cupboard ingredients.

Gok's serving up Canton sauce with prawns and rice.

Canton prawns with rice

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 large white onion, chopped

5 spring onions, sliced finely

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

4 medium sized tomatoes, chopped

2 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tbsp oyster sauce

Cup of frozen peas

1 tbsp light soy sauce

Cooked king prawns, shredded cooked chicken or cooked beef strips

White pepper

Tiny pinch salt

Dash sesame oil

To serve

Cooked rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes

Method

• Heat the oil in a wok or deep side frying pan on a medium-high heat. Throw in the onions and cook down slightly. Add the spring onions and garlic and continue cooking for a couple of minutes.

• Add in the tomatoes and cook until softened

• Add the tomato ketchup and oyster sauce and mix together, then stir in the peas, light soy sauce and a splash of water. Turn up the heat and reduce the sauce slightly.

• Add the cooked prawns, chicken or beef and heat through thoroughly

• Once hot, add some white pepper and the salt (to taste). Stir through the sesame oil and serve with rice, noodles or mashed potatoes!