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Top 5 dishes made from cooked king prawns,

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1 . King Prawn Fried Rice 🍚🍤🥡

King Prawn Fried Rice 🍚🍤🥡

Here's how I make my shrimp fried rice. If you enjoy this dish from your local takeaway then I'm sure you'll love this version. Plump prawns with bite and savoury, salty grains of rice with a mild kick of chilli make this very morish indeed!

Ingredient

250 g

day old cooked rice,

150 g

cooked king prawns,

large egg, beaten,

finely chopped spring onions, whites & greens separated,

1/4

large red chilli, seeds left in, sliced very finely,

1/2 tbsp

light soy sauce,

1/2 tbsp

oyster sauce,

1.5 tsp

fish sauce,

1 tsp

msg (optional),

1 pinch

white pepper,

1/2 tbsp

vegetable oil for frying

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Heat a wok up over a high heat. Add the oil. Once hot add in the beaten egg. Leave to sit in the wok for around 20-30 seconds until it begins to solidify then break it up into small pieces then scrape to one side of the wok. Add in the whites of the onions plus the chilli. Fry for a few seconds.

* Step 2

Add in the prawns. Cook until the water that's released from the prawns evaporates off. Add the msg and white pepper, stir fry with the prawns for a few more seconds. Next add the oyster sauce. Stir to coat the prawns.

* Step 3

Now add the cooked rice, soy sauce and fish sauce. Break the rice up in the wok and toss everything together. Fry for around 2-3 minutes until the rice grains are 'popping' in the wok and there's little moisture remaining in the rice. Lastly add the greens of the spring onion. Fry until wilted then serve up and enjoy! :)

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2 . Chilli, Prawn & Vegetable Stir-fry

Chilli, Prawn & Vegetable Stir-fry

Standard larder, fridge and veg rack ingredients make this very quick and easy. This mixture also reflects what vegetables I wanted to use up! #WastenotWantnot

Ingredient

50 g

French beans

2 tbsp

rapeseed oil

banana shallot, sliced thinly

2 cloves

garlic, sliced

red pepper, deseeded and in 2 cm slices

hot red chilli, thinly sliced. I leave the seeds in but that’s optional

50 g

chestnut mushrooms, sliced

200 g

broccoli florets, sliced lengthways

cherry tomatoes, halved

60 g

water chestnuts, sliced

75 g

sweet corn (tinned)

1 tbsp

Mirin (optional)

150 g

cooked King prawns

2 tbsp

soy sauce (I use Pearl River Bridge dark)

1 (120 g)

oyster and spring onion stirfry sauce

300 g

ready-to-wok noodles

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Boil the beans in salted water for 5 minutes, drain, cut into 2 cm pieces and set aside for Step 3 below.

* Step 2

Heat the oil in a wok and gently fry the shallot for 1 minute, only stirring to avoid sticking. Add the garlic, pepper, chili and mushrooms and cook for a further 3 minutes or until the ingredients are softened but not burnt, stirring gently but frequently.

* Step 3

Increase the heat, add the rest of the vegetables including the beans and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes, or until al dente.

* Step 4

Add the Mirin, prawns, soy sauce, stirfry sauce, stir thoroughly then immediately add the noodles.

* Step 5

Cook for 1-2 minutes, turning and tossing frequently. Quickly season to taste and serve onto warm dishes.

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3 . Prawn, Chorizo, Chili & Leek Spaghetti

Prawn, Chorizo, Chili & Leek Spaghetti

This is a development of one of my earlier recipes, expanded with more ingredients. I used fresh spaghetti today but dried is fine. Please note that the flavours are pronounced, hot and spicy: not for the faint-hearted. But we love it.

Ingredient

250 g

spaghetti

150 g

chorizo, skinned and sliced

leek, thinly sliced

3 cloves

garlic, chopped

red chili, with seeds, chopped

400 g

tin tomatoes, chopped

1 tsp

sugar

100 ml

dry white wine

1/2

lime, juice of

200 g

cooked king prawns

1 tbsp

fresh coriander, chopped

1 knob

butter

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti according to instructions so that it’s at the al dente point ready for Step 5 below. Drain in a colander and add a knob of butter. Retain 100 ml of the pasta water in case needed at Step 6.

* Step 2

Heat a dry frying pan and fry the chorizo for 2 minutes on each side, until it has only just turned brown. It needs to be cooked but not burnt! Set aside on kitchen paper to absorb any surplus fat. Keep warm.

* Step 3

Add the garlic, chili and leek to the frying pan and cook, occasionally stirring gently, for around 5 minutes or until the leek has softened.

* Step 4

Stir in the tomatoes, sugar and white wine and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

* Step 5

Stir in the coriander and lime juice. Add back the chorizo, then add the prawns and cook, stirring, for 60-90 seconds. Remember that the prawns are already cooked and only need heating. Taste and add a little pepper if wished.

* Step 6

Add the spaghetti, stir gently but thoroughly to coat the pasta. If looking dry, add a little of the retained pasta water - but note that this is often unnecessary. Then serve immediately onto warmed pasta dishes/plates.

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