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King prawns in ginger and garlic recipe

68 ratings

Celebrate Lunar New Year with this zingy king prawns in ginger and garlic recipe from Kwan Ying. Originally from Bao-an in Canton, China, she and her brother have run Chinese restaurants in Worcestershire for more than 17 years. Packed with umami-rich flavours, her speedy shellfish dish is a family favourite. See method

Serves 2
25 mins
125 calories / serving
Healthy
Dairy-free

Ingredients

20 king prawns, defrosted to pack instructions
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
2 spring onions, roughly chopped
2 tbsp tomato ketchup (optional)
boiled rice, to serve (optional)
pak choi, to serve (optional)

If you don't have any spring onions, try using white onions or leeks and adjust the amount accordingly

Each serving contains

Energy
525kj
125kcal 6%
Fat
7g 10%
Saturates
1g 5%
Sugars
1g 1%
Salt
1.3g 22%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 2.4g Protein 13.1g Fibre 0.4g

Method

Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the ginger and garlic for 30 secs, stirring occasionally. Add the prawns and cook for 4-5 mins, stirring occasionally, until they turn pink and are cooked through.
Add the soy sauce, rice wine and spring onions. Stir to combine, adding ketchup, if you like. Remove from the heat and serve with boiled rice and pak choi, if you like.

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