Make this Thai-inspired prawn stir-fry with ginger, spring onions and a spicy green chilli kick. Once you've made the paste, it takes only 10 minutes to cook
INGREDIENT :
200g raw, peeled tiger prawns from a sustainable source
1 green Thai chilli, chopped
3 garlic cloves, 1 crushed and 2 finely sliced
1 bunch coriander, leaves and stalks separated
1 tbsp caster sugar
juice 1 lime
3 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp groundnut oil
3cm piece ginger, finely sliced, then shredded
8 spring onions, finely sliced
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
85g water chestnuts, sliced
100g beansprouts
1 tbsp soy sauce
egg or rice noodles, to serve
lime wedges, to serve
RECIPE DIRECTION :
Put the prawns in a bowl. Put the chilli, garlic, coriander stalks (snip these up using scissors first) and caster sugar in a spice grinder or small food processor and whizz together. Add half of the lime juice and the fish sauce, then pour this over the prawns.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok, add the ginger and spring onions and fry for 1 min. Add the red pepper and fry for 1 min, until the pepper starts to soften. Add the water chestnuts and bean sprouts, and toss together until the bean sprouts start to wilt. Add the soy sauce and a really good grind of black pepper, then tip the lot into a serving dish.
Heat the remaining oil in the wok and add the prawns, lifting them out of their juices. Toss for 1-2 mins until they turn pink, add the marinade and swirl the wok quickly, then tip the lot onto the veg. Snip over the coriander leaves and sprinkle on the remaining lime. Serves over noodles with extra lime for squeezing over.
