Poached Prawns/Shrimp With Chilli Limes and Sugar |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Love prawns and chilli and this recipe looks good from Australian Good Food. Have not included marination time. Ingredients:
1 kg prawns (king raw or green) |
1 garlic clove (chopped) |
1 chili (birdseye seeded and thinly sliced) |
2 tablespoons brown sugar |
1/4 cup lime juice (or lemon juice) |
2 tablespoons rice bran oil (or peanut oil) |
1 tablespoon fish sauce |
3 kaffir lime leaves (finely sliced) |
3 chilies (small dried) |
1 tablespoon sea salt |
1 tablespoon lemon rind (finely grated) |
Directions:
1. Cook prawns in a large saucepan of salted boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes until just cooked and drain and then refresh in iced water and drain again.
2. Peel prawns, leavig tail intact and remove veins.
3. Using a mortar and pestle pound garlic, chilli and half of sugar until a coarse paste forms and then transfer to a bowl.
4. Add lime or lemon juice, oil and fish sauce and mix to combine.
5. Pour over prawns and toss to combine and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.
6. Place kaffir lime leaves and whole dried chillies in a small frying pan on high heat and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant and then cool.
7. Transfer to a mortar, add remaining sugar and lemon rind and use a pestle to pound until roughly ground.
8. Scatter over prawns to serve.
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