1,355 easy and fully explained recipes, with 27,651 photos and 78 videos

Vietnamese prawns

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

131K 28 4.4

Last modified on: May 26^th 2013

Keywords for this recipe:

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

Change to the quantities for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

Change measures: Metric

Metric weight Metric volumes

How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
44 min.	10 min.	54 min.

At what time:

When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ?
Work this out...

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: Crustaceans, Soybeans, Fish, Sesame

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 6.10 €
Per person : 1.53 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Quick prawn curry, Prawn salad with a crunch, Curried prawn risotto, Crispy prawn rolls, ... All
	Red chilli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Erika's ceviche, Sausage rougail, Home-made chilli oil, ... All
	Sesame oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sesame cookies, Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, Sesame rice, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Chinese Soup, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate Chantilly , Stewed apricots, Sesame fried scampi, Butter cream, Vegetable stock, ... All

Other recipes you may also like

Chestnut cake

This delightful cake is doubly chestnutty: it contains chestnut flour, and sweet chestnut purée.
309K5 1 hour 13 min. May 8^th 2020

Fruit crumble

A fruit pudding: very easy to do and delicious: just a layer of fruit with a golden crunchy topping.
336K4.0 1 hour 11 min. February 21^th 2011

Epiphany galette

Here is the recipe for the very classic but delicious "galette des rois" (Epiphany galette) in puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) with almond cream or frangipane . You will also see some professional tips to easily handle the dough, and obtain a nice and regular galette.
264K 24.5 3 hours 8 min. January 6^th 2021

Caramelised apple pie

Apple pie made with caramelised apples.
240K4.3 1 hour 55 min. September 11^th 2018

Toasted almond cake

A layer cake, with toasted almonds in the chocolate part.
224K4.4 2 hours 2 min. July 5^th 2016

News list of cooking-ez.com

Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.

Post your comment or question

Follow this recipe (as 3 people already do)

If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.

Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.

Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.