Thai Prawn Stir Fry Recipe with Chilli and Samphire
This quick and easy Thai-influenced prawn stir fry is packed full of flavours common to Thai cuisine, and one delicious and perfectly placed outlier, samphire, gloriously salty and a little sour, this addition really does push this recipe over the line!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 651kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g Raw Prawns 9oz
- 175 g Dried Thin Egg Noodles 4 Nests
- 25 mm or 1" Cube Tamarind Pulp
- 2 tablespoon Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 1 Small-medium Shallot 35g
- 25 g Ginger 1 Thumb Sized Piece
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Red Chilli Pepper
- 2 Dried Red Chillies
- 2 Spring Onions
- 100 g Samphire 1 Cup
- 1 Lime
- 2 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Instructions
- If you are using frozen prawns, defrost them by placing them in a sieve and running them under cold water for around 5 minutes.
- Soak the tamarind in 50ml (3 tablespoon + 1 Tsp) of boiling water for 5-10 minutes, then mash it with a fork and pass it through a fine mesh sieve.
- Place the noodles in a bowl and pour boiling water over them, and let them sit for 2-4 minutes. Separate them with a fork or chopsticks and then drain and refresh them in ice-cold water.
- Cut the shallot in half, peel it and then slice it into half-moon shapes as finely as you can.
- Peel the ginger and then grate it.
- Peel the garlic cloves and then mash them into a paste.
- Dice the chilli pepper.
- Cut the spring onion into thin rounds at a 45° angle.
- Combine the tamarind with the oyster sauce and brown sugar.
- Cut the lime into wedges.
- Heat a wok over a high heat, and when it is shimmering, add the oil.Throw in the shallots, dried chillies, garlic and ginger, then stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add the prawns and stir-fry for 90 seconds.
- Throw in the fresh diced chilli and the samphire and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add the drained noodles and sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Finally, add the spring onions and toss them through and serve with the lime wedges for the diner to squeeze at the table.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 651kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 289mg | Sodium: 1467mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 41g
