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Quick prawn curry

A very quick way to prepare a creamy prawn curry with lime and spring onion.

131 K 4.2/5 (11 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

3.85 €

8 people

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: August 12^th 2015

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 2 ²⁄₃ cups prawns
2 2 spring onions (scallions)
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 1 lime
5 2 tablespoons curry powder
6 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cream
7 parsley
8 salt
9 pepper

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Peel 2 ²⁄₃ cups prawns and cut into 2 or 3 pieces.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Peel and rinse 2 spring onions (scallions), then chop.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add the pieces of prawn, salt and pepper and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Sprinkle the juice of 1 lime over and stir well.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 2 tablespoons curry powder, stir well and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 6

The curry powder will stick to the prawns, which is good.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add the chopped onion.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Then pour in 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cream, stir well and deglaze the bottom of the pan.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Leave to thicken to your taste over low heat. At the last minute, add the chopped parsley.

Check seasoning.

Stage 10

Serve piping hot, on a bed of rice, for example.

Remarks

The proportions are approximate, so do adapt them to your own taste, especially the curry powder.

It doesn't matter whether you buy the prawns raw or cooked. If they are already cooked, you will only need to brown them very briefly.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	130 RDI=50 %	60 RDI=6 %	150 RDI=20 %	2,100 RDI=110 %	8,780 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g	9 RDI=4 %	4 RDI=0 %	10 RDI=2 %	160 RDI=8 %	650 RDI: 8 %
Per person	20 RDI=6 %	7 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=3 %	260 RDI=10 %	1,100 RDI: 10 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Shellfish, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 7.75 €
Per person : 1.00 €

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