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Prawn Stir Fry (Shrimp)
Recipe video above. Dinner is sorted with these plump and juicy prawns in a classic ginger sesame Chinese stir fry sauce, with snow peas and broccolini. It’s a Chinese restaurant standard!As with all stir fries, feel free to switch the vegetables for anything you've got!TOP TIP: The best way to ensure you don't overcook the prawns is to cook them first, remove, then add them back in at the end. Perfectly plump and juicy prawns, every single time!
👥 3 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 17 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 7 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●skillet
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Steam broccolini: Steam broccolini until crisp-tender, about ⏱️ 2 - 3 minutes (remember it will cook more in the stir fry). Set aside to drain and dry.
2
Stir Fry Sauce: Put all Stir Fry Sauce ingredients except water into a bowl. Mix until cornflour is dissolved. Then stir in water.
3
Cook then remove prawns: Heat oil in a wok or large skillet on medium to medium-high heat. Add prawns and spread them in a single layer. Cook for 1 1/⏱️ 2 minutes, then turn and cook the other side for ⏱️ 1 minute until cooked through. Try not to make the prawns too golden (they are only lightly browned in stir fries). Remove prawns to a bowl. Set aside.
tsp sesame oil (, toasted (Note 4))1/2oil (, peanut, canola or vegetable)2 tbsp
4
Cook onion, garlic and ginger: Add more oil if the pan seems a bit dry. Still on medium-high heat, add onion and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute. Then add ginger and garlic and cook for another ⏱️ 1 minute until onion is starting to soften but not colour.
onion (, sliced, brown or white)1/2garlic (, finely chopped (~ 2 cloves))2 tspginger (, finely julienned (~2cm / 0.7" piece))2 tsptsp sesame oil (, toasted (Note 4))1/2oil (, peanut, canola or vegetable)2 tbsp
5
Add snow peas, then broccolini: Add snow peas and toss until coated with oil. Then add broccolini and toss through.
tsp sesame oil (, toasted (Note 4))1/2oil (, peanut, canola or vegetable)2 tbsp
6
Add Sauce and thicken: Give the Sauce a stir (to dissolve cornflour settled at bottom), then pour into skillet. Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens to syrup consistency (about ⏱️ 1 minute) and coats the ingredients nicely.
7
Add prawns back in: Then add the prawns back in (including any juices in the bowl). Toss for another ⏱️ 30 seconds until prawns are warmed through.
8
Serve: Serve with rice!
Nutrition Facts
calories
235 kcal
fat Content
11 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
1280 mg
protein Content
21 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
210 mg
carbohydrate Content
11 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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