Prawn And Pepper Gumbo

Prawn gumbo

Name: Prawn gumbo
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 rashers thick-cut smoked streaky bacon chopped; groundnut oil; 2 onions finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic chopped; 3 stalks celery chopped; 2 tsp plain flour; 400g tin plum tomatoes; 400ml chicken stock; 1 large green pepper seeded and cut into chunks; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1/2 tsp hot smoked paprika; 400g peeled raw tiger prawns; 1/2 a small bunch flat-leaf parsley chopped

Published: January 5, 2017 at 6:15 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 35 mins

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A colourful jumble of tiger prawns, smoked bacon, green peppers and paprika, served with rice. Plus it's under 300 calories per serving and is ready in 35 minutes

Low calorie

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Ingredients

Nutrition

6 rashers thick-cut smoked streaky bacon

chopped
groundnut oil
2 onions

finely chopped
3 cloves garlic

chopped
3 stalks celery

chopped
2 tsp plain flour
400g tin plum tomatoes
400ml chicken stock
1 large green pepper

seeded and cut into chunks
2 sprigs thyme
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp hot smoked paprika
400g peeled raw tiger prawns
1/2 a small bunch flat-leaf parsley

chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal255

low
fat9.3g
saturates3g
carbs12.2g
sugars8.8g
fibre4.7g
protein28.3g
salt1.8g

Method

step 1

Cook the bacon in a splash of oil until crisp, then add the onion, garlic and celery. Cook until soft and starting to colour. Sprinkle over the flour and cook, stirring until the bacon, veg and flour turn golden.
step 2

Tip in the tomatoes, break up with a spoon, and keep stirring until everything is combined. Stir in the stock then add the pepper, thyme, cayenne and paprika. Season well. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until thickened. Add the prawns and cook for 3-4 minutes, until just cooked through. Stir in the parsley and serve with rice.

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