Stir-Fried Thai Basil Prawns with Chilli and Garlic
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Ingredients
- 400 g raw tiger prawns, peeled
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 fresh red chillies
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp palm sugar
- 20 g fresh thai basil leaves
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 157 kcal
- Protein
- 18.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 3.5 g
- of which sugars
- 1.9 g
- Fat
- 7.5 g
- of which saturates
- 0.8 g
- Fibre
- 0.3 g
- Salt
- 2.84 g
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Method
- 1
Crush the garlic and finely chop the red chillies.
- 2
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over a high heat and fry the garlic and chillies for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 3
Add the prawns and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes until they turn pink and opaque all the way through.
- 4
Season with the fish sauce, soy sauce and palm sugar.
- 5
Stir in the thai basil leaves until just wilted.
- 6
Serve immediately with jasmine rice, as prawns toughen if kept warm.
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