Dried Chili Prawns

Seasoned prawns stir-fried with dried chilies, and topped with a sauce prepared from ground ginger, lemon grass, tomato sauce, water, coconut milk, and lemon juice. Finished dish garnished with green onion.

Ingredients -

2 pounds Medium Prawns, shelled deveined and washed
Sea Salt, to taste
1 teaspoon White Sugar
2 teaspoons Ground Turmeric
1/4 pound Dried Chilies, stems removed
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
2 White or Yellow Onions, sliced
2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
1 Lemon Grass Stalk, sliced
1 tablespoon Tomato Sauce
3/4 pint Water
2 tablespoons Coconut Milk
2 teaspoons Fresh Lemon Juice
2 teaspoons chopped Green Onion

Preparation:

1. Season prawns with salt, sugar and ground turmeric. Set aside for 30 minutes.

2. Fry dried chilies and in oil over medium heat until dark brown and puffy.

3. Remove chilies from oil and stir-fry onion slices for 5 minutes.

4. Add prawns and stir-fry until light brown.

5. Stir in ground ginger, lemon grass and tomato sauce. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.

6. Add 3/4 pint water and coconut milk.

7. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens and add lemon juice and fried chilies.

8. Cover pan and simmer on very low heat.

9. When about 8 ounces gravy remains, season to taste and remove from heat.

10. Serve hot, top with sauce and chilies. Garnish chopped green onion.

Prawn Recipe Tip

Prawns

Shrimp and prawns are the most popular seafood in the world. Prawns are sweet and moist and loaded with flavor. A pound of prawns has around 400 calories and 4 grams of fat.

Prawn Recipe Tip

Shrimp Consumption

Only canned tuna surpasses the popularity of shrimp, which includes prawns. Over 1 billion pounds of shrimp are eaten every year in the U.S. alone.

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