Viet-Cajun fried prawns

Name: Viet-Cajun fried prawns
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 300g raw shell-on king prawns; 2 tsp vegetable oil; 125g butter; 3 cloves garlic finely chopped; 2 thumb-sized pieces ginger finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp garlic granules; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 1-2 limes juiced; 1-2 tbsp fish sauce; a small bunch coriander roughly chopped; to serve baguette

Published: March 14, 2019 at 4:00 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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The Vietnamese community of Houston, Texas, has created its own twist on a crawfish boil by frying them in a mixture of Cajun and Vietnamese seasonings. We’ve substituted king prawns for the crayfish

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Ingredients

Nutrition

300g raw shell-on king prawns
2 tsp vegetable oil
125g butter
3 cloves garlic

finely chopped
2 thumb-sized pieces ginger

finely chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp garlic granules
½ tsp cayenne pepper
1-2 limes

juiced
1-2 tbsp fish sauce
a small bunch coriander

roughly chopped
to serve baguette

Nutrition: per serving

kcal642
fat56.5g
saturates33.1g
carbs3g
sugars1.2g
fibre2.4g
protein29.2g
salt3.5g

Method

step 1

Toss the prawns in a bowl with the vegetable oil and a little seasoning, and heat a large frying pan until hot. Tip in the prawns and cook for 2-3 minutes or until charred at the edges.
step 2

Turn the heat down to medium and add the butter. Once foaming, add the garlic and ginger, and cook for 2 minutes, then add the spices and cook for a minute, while stirring. Simmer for several minutes until the prawns are cooked through, then add the lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Tip into a serving bowl and stir through the coriander. Serve with a baguette to mop up the buttery juices, if you like.

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