Spicy tamarind prawns
This is a sweet and sour dish with a difference. The tamarind brings a refreshing sourness and a deep caramel colour. This is a dish you'll remember.
SERVES4
TIME TO MAKE15 - 30 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE15 - 30 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
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Method
- Mix together the tamarind pulp, fish sauce, brown sugar and chilli sauce
- Heat a wok
- Add oil
- Stir-fry prawns in oil
- Add spring onion, garlic, ginger and green beans and stir-fry briefly
- Add tamarind mixture and cook until beans begin to soften
- Add bean sprouts, fresh chilli and coriander leaves
- Remove from heat and serve
- 1/2 cuptamarind pulp
- 1 tspfish sauce
- 1 1/2 tbspbrown sugar
- 2 tsphot chilli sauce
- 1 tbspcanola oil
- 400 graw prawn cutlets
- 2spring onion, sliced
- 1 clovefresh garlic, crushed
- 1 tspfresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cupsgreen beans, sliced
- 1 cupmung bean sprouts
- 1/2 cupfresh coriander leaves
- 1fresh chilli, chopped
Per serve
- Energy771kJ
- Total Fat4.1g
- Saturated Fat0.4g
- Total Carbohydrate15.0g
- Sugars14.2g
- Dietary Fibre3.0g
- Sodium569mg
Method
- Mix together the tamarind pulp, fish sauce, brown sugar and chilli sauce
- Heat a wok
- Add oil
- Stir-fry prawns in oil
- Add spring onion, garlic, ginger and green beans and stir-fry briefly
- Add tamarind mixture and cook until beans begin to soften
- Add bean sprouts, fresh chilli and coriander leaves
- Remove from heat and serve
Ingredients
- 1/2 cuptamarind pulp
- 1 tspfish sauce
- 1 1/2 tbspbrown sugar
- 2 tsphot chilli sauce
- 1 tbspcanola oil
- 400 graw prawn cutlets
- 2spring onion, sliced
- 1 clovefresh garlic, crushed
- 1 tspfresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cupsgreen beans, sliced
- 1 cupmung bean sprouts
- 1/2 cupfresh coriander leaves
- 1fresh chilli, chopped
Ingredients
- 1/2 cuptamarind pulp
- 1 tspfish sauce
- 1 1/2 tbspbrown sugar
- 2 tsphot chilli sauce
- 1 tbspcanola oil
- 400 graw prawn cutlets
- 2spring onion, sliced
- 1 clovefresh garlic, crushed
- 1 tspfresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cupsgreen beans, sliced
- 1 cupmung bean sprouts
- 1/2 cupfresh coriander leaves
- 1fresh chilli, chopped
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy771kJ
- Total Fat4.1g
- Saturated Fat0.4g
- Total Carbohydrate15.0g
- Sugars14.2g
- Dietary Fibre3.0g
- Sodium569mg
Method
- Mix together the tamarind pulp, fish sauce, brown sugar and chilli sauce
- Heat a wok
- Add oil
- Stir-fry prawns in oil
- Add spring onion, garlic, ginger and green beans and stir-fry briefly
- Add tamarind mixture and cook until beans begin to soften
- Add bean sprouts, fresh chilli and coriander leaves
- Remove from heat and serve
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