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Vietnamese prawns

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

82,6164.4/5 for 25 ratings

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Last modified on: May 26^th 2013

For 4 people, you will need:

0 14.1 oz prawns
1 1 sprig thyme
2 1 shallot
3 1 teaspoon ginger
4 2 tablespoons coriander
5 0.4 oz green chilli
6 2 cloves garlic
7 2 tablespoons soy sauce
8 2 tablespoons water
9 2 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam)
10 1 lime
11 3 tablespoons sesame oil
12 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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Keeping:

A few minutes once cooked, but can be reheated.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Shell 14.1 oz 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 coriander .

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.

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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 6.10 €
Per person : 1.53 €

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Source

Based on Catherine's recipe.

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	Prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spicy seafood plancha, Seafood sauerkraut, Prawn salad with a crunch, Quick prawn curry, Paella, ... All
	Green chilli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Erika's ceviche, ... All
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	Coriander : You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado "tarte fine", Chinese style chicken, Crunchy verrines, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Light herb sauce, ... All

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