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Garlic and Chilli Prawns

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Garlic and Chilli Prawns

"Bursting with wonderful aroma & colours gives the delicious jumbo prawns the maximum gastro delights. This dish is mildly hot yet faintly sweet is a fantastic choice with steamed rice or garlic bread. It's only take 20 minutes to have this delish pleasure."



Prep Time

5 Min

Cook Time

15 Min

Ready In

20 Min

Ingredients

11

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

4

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Ingredients:

  • 400 Grams Jumbo Prawns (peeled and deveined)

    • 8 Clove Garlic (chopped)

      • 2 Teaspoon Soy Sauce (light)

        • 1 Small Red Onion (chopped)

          • 2 Medium Red Chili (thinly sliced)

            • 2 Medium Green Chili (thinly sliced)

              • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt (or to taste)

                • 1/2 Teaspoon Sugar

                  • 1/2 Teaspoon Sesame Oil (optional)

                    • 3 Tablespoon Oil (Vegetable)

                      • 4 Wedge Lime (for serving)

Directions:

Step 1

Put prawns into a large mixing bowl then add Soy Sauce, Sugar, Salt and mix all well together. Set a side for 5 minutes to marinade.

Step 2

Heat up oil in a medium sized wok or sauce pan (medium to high heat) for 2 minutes then add marinated prawns and stir fry for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Once the colour of the prawns start to change to orange/red add garlic, onion to the wok & mix well together, let this cook for 4 minute.

Step 4

Then add thinly sliced red & Green Chil and cook for further 3 minutes by stirring regularly.

Step 5

Add Sesame Oil mix well together. Take the wok off the heat & leave wok aside to absorb Sesame Oil in remaining heat for about 1 minute. Serve hot with steamed rice & along with lime wedges.





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