King Prawn Curry

Ingredients 

1 Pack of Cooked King Prawns

1 Medium White Onion

800g of Chopped Tomatos (2 Tins)

3 Tablespoons of your favorite curry paste like Pataks

1 Green/Red Chilli

2 Tablespoons of Cumin

2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

1 Tablespoon of Tandoori Massala (Powder)

2 Garlic Cloves

1 Tablespoon of Garam Masala

1 Teaspoon of Chilli Powder or More to Taste

Optional - Small can of coconut cream or 1/3 of a block 

Fresh Corriander

Vegetable Oil

Salt & Black Pepper

For the Onion Salad

1 Small Onion

Fresh Corriander

1 Tomato

Cucumber Chopped

Method

1. In A Pan heat up some oil and add the chopped Onion until soft but not brown 

2. Add the garlic and Fresh chili and leave on the heat for a further minute or so. 

3. Next add 2-3 tablesppons of curry paste and mix together. 

4. Add the lemon juice and tomatoes and mix together. 

5. Add all the spices and mix together. 

6. Add some of the chopped corriander and leave on the heat to get to your ideal consistancy. 

7. At this point you need to decide if you want a chunky tomato curry or a smooth curry with loads of taste, if you want a chunky curry then just add the prawns, if smooth then add the coconut cream then blitz in a blender then return to the pan, then once you have the right cosistancy add the prawns for a few minutes till cooked, then serve with some rice & fresh Corriander.

Enjoy!!!

Thai Prawns With Chilli, Ginger & Spring Onion

This Thai dish is so quick and easy to prepare, it's just perfect for a mid week meal. I think you will agree the combination of Ginger, Coriander and Chilli is wonderful. 

Ingredients

200g peeled tiger prawns 
1 to 2 red Thai chilli, chopped
4 garlic cloves
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
8 spring onions, finely sliced
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
5 water chestnuts, sliced
100g beansprouts
1 tbsp soy sauce
egg or rice noodles, to serve
lime wedges, to serve

Method

Chop the stalks off the bunch of coriander and place into a blender

s    Roughly chop the garlic and add to the blender

s   Chop the red chilli and also add to the blender.

    Add the juice of 1 lime to the blender and mix

    Your mix should now look like this

    Place the prawns in a bowl and add the 3 tables spoons of fish sauce

     Pour your blended mix over the prawn and mix together

   

a   Add some fresh finely chopped red chilli and coriander leaves on the top of your prawns and

    leave to marinade for for 20 minutes or longer.

    Whilst the prawns are marinading, cut the spring onions, Red pepper, Ginger

    & Water Chestnuts

     Everything is now be ready to start cooking.

     Heat oil in the pan until hot.

    Add the ginger and spring onions and fry for 1 minute.

   

     Add the red pepper for 1 minute until it just starts to soften, then add the Water Chestnuts.

    Add the bean spouts and toss everything together

    Add some black pepper and the soy sauce and toss together.

    

     Now add the prawns and the marinade and mix together.

     Add some fresh coriander leaves, then add some lime juice and toss together for 30 seconds

     then remove from the heat. (Blurry picture - I will update next time I make the dish)

     Plate up -  Place your noodles on the plate. If you have garlic paste, mix some of this

     into the noodles to give a nice garlic noodle flavour.

    Use tongs and serve over your noodles.

     Finally serve with a quarter of lime and soy sauce.

     Enjoy!