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Vietnamese prawns

In this recipe, the prawns are first lightly fried, then spiced up with a piquant sauce.

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Last modified on: May 26^th 2013

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 400 g prawns
2 1 sprig thyme
3 1 shallot
4 1 teaspoon ginger
5 2 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro)
6 10 g red chilli
7 2 cloves garlic
8 2 tablespoons soy sauce
9 2 tablespoons water
10 2 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam)
11 1 lime
12 3 tablespoons sesame oil
13 pepper
Total weight: 735 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Shell 400 g prawns (for this recipe it doesn't much matter whether they're cooked or raw).

Remove the dark "thread" (the gut) from each prawn as this can give a bitter taste. To do this, split the prawn along its back...

Stage 2

...then gently pull out the gut and discard it.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Prepare all the prawns like this.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Rinse 1 sprig thyme, chop 1 shallot, chop 1 teaspoon ginger into small pieces and chop 2 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro) .

Stage 5 - 8 min.

Remove and discard the seeds from the chilli, then chop finely. Peel 2 cloves garlic and chop very finely.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Prepare the sauce by combining in a bowl: 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons water, 2 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam) and the juice of 1 lime.

Add the chopped garlic and chilli and a little pepper.

Stage 7 - 4 min.

Heat 3 tablespoons sesame oil in a frying pan (or, ideally, a wok) on high heat. When good and hot, tip in the shallots, then the prawns and sauter (fry while tossing gently) until lightly caramelized (3 or 4 minutes).

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Add the thyme, ginger and coriander. Mix well and cook for 1 minute.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Pour in the sauce and leave the liquid to reduce by about half.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Discard the sprig of thyme and serve without delay on a bed of white rice, for example. This dish looks attractive served in small individual bowls.

Remarks

Try replacing the coriander with lemon balm if you can, which gives an even more subtle flavour.

Keeping

A few minutes once cooked, but can be reheated.

Source

Based on Catherine's recipe.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
846 Kcal or 3,542 Kj	80 gr	30 gr	45 gr
42 %	31 %	3 %	7 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
115 Kcal or 481 Kj	11 gr	4 gr	6 gr
6 %	4 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
211 Kcal or 883 Kj	20 gr	8 gr	11 gr
11 %	8 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Shellfish, Soybeans, Fish, Sesame

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 6.10 €
Per person : 1.53 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Seafood sauerkraut, Curried prawn risotto, Paella, Quick prawn curry, Crispy prawn rolls, ... All
	Red chilli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Home-made chilli oil, Erika's ceviche, Sausage rougail, ... All
	Sesame oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sesame rice, Sesame cookies, Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, ... All
	Fresh coriander (cilantro) : You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sea bass with coriander cream en papillote, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Chicken nems, Shiro-goma salad, Corn salad with croutons, ... All

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