Fried prawns with water spinach

AUTHOR
Pat Ware
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
40 mins
TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 2
  • 10 raw shrimps (about 400 g; without head, with shell)
  • 1 spring onion
  • 2 red chillies
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 piece(s) (approx. 10 g) Ginger
  • 50 g Tamarind pulp (Asian shop)
  • 50 ml + 2 teaspoons fish sauce (Asialaden)
  • 50 g + 1 pinch of sugar
  • 250 g Water spinach (Asialaden; alternatively young leaf spinach)
  • 2 TEASPOONS Oil Öl
  • 2 TEASPOONS Oyster sauce (Asian shop)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Roasted onions

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel prawns, except for the tail fins. Cut into the back and remove the dark gut. Rinse shrimps and pat dry

  2. 2

    Clean, wash and chop the spring onion. Carve the chilli lengthwise, remove seeds, wash, dab dry and chop finely. Peel 1 clove of garlic and ginger, also chop

  3. 3

    For the sauce, dissolve tamarind pulp in 150 ml hot water, then pass through a sieve. Mix with 50 ml fish sauce, 50 g sugar and half the chilli

  4. 4

    Sort the spinach, wash well and drain. Peel the rest of the garlic and cut into fine slices. Heat 1 tsp. oil in a frying pan. Fry the garlic slices and spinach for about 2 minutes. Stir in the oyster sauce, 2 tsp. fish sauce and 1 pinch of sugar and cook over medium heat for approx. 4 minutes

  5. 5

    In the meantime heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a second pan. Sauté the spring onion, the rest of the chilli, chopped garlic and ginger over medium heat. Add the prawns and fry them for about 2 minutes, turning them over. Add tamarind sauce to the prawns and simmer for 2-3 minutes

  6. 6

    Arrange spinach with prawns on plates. Sprinkle with fried onions. Basmati rice tastes good with it

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
230 kcal
CARBS
7 g
FATS
8 g
PROTEINS
30 g