Chile-Lemongrass Prawns Recipe - Cooking Index
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Vegetable oil |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Chopped peeled fresh ginger |
| 3 | Garlic cloves - chopped | |
| 2 | Shallots - chopped | |
| 36 | Prawns - (16/20 ct) - peeled, deveined, | |
| And heads left on if desired | ||
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Mirin |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Very finely-minced lemongrass |
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Chicken stock |
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Sweet hot chile sauce |
| = (nuoc cham ga or mae ploy, a Thai | ||
| Condiment) | ||
| Soy sauce - to taste |
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or very large saute pan over very high heat until very hot. Add the ginger, garlic, and shallots, and saute for 1 minute. Add the prawns and cook just until they start to turn pink, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the mirin and lemongrass, and cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Add the stock and chile sauce, and cook until the prawns are just cooked through. Season, to taste, with soy sauce. Serve warm.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Source:
SARA'S SECRETS with Sara Moulton - (Show # SS-1B40) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK
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