Zesty Chile Tiger Prawns

By west757

This stir-fry is full of flavour and can be served up in a matter of minutes. The dish is inspired by all the cheap and cheerful seafood places in Hong Kong, where some of the most amazing seafood is served! These tangy chilli and garlic prawns are inspired by a garlic prawn dish. Make sure you buy raw tiger prawns because if you buy cooked, they will be too chewy when cooked again in this dish.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons groundnut oil
• 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 medium red chile, finely chopped
• 7 ounces raw Tiger (jumbo shrimp) or King prawns (langoustines), shelled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon Shaohsing rice wine or dry sherry
• Juice of 1 lime
• 3 ounces French beans (green beans), chopped into 1/2-inch lengths
• Pinch sea salt
• 1 teaspoon dried chile flakes

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from cookingchanneltv.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a wok or pan over a high heat, and add the groundnut oil. Add the garlic, and chiles, and stir-fry for a few seconds. Then, add the prawns, rice wine or sherry, and the lime juice, and stir-fry until the prawns start to turn pink.

Add the French beans, and mix together. When the prawns have all turned pink, season with the salt, and chile flakes, and serve immediately.