Southern Thai Tamarind Prawns
Southern Thai Tamarind Prawns
Ingredients
Prawns
- 4 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 3 dried chillies
- 12 jumbo prawns, peeled & deveined, head and tails intact
- ½ cup plain flour
- sea salt
- oil for shallow frying
- 1 tbsp crispy fried shallots
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander leaves, to serve
Tamarind sauce
- ¼ cup tamarind puree
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- 100g palm sugar, shaved
- 3 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- 1
For the tamarind sauce, heat the ingredients in a small saucepan over high heat. Simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the sugar dissolves. Set aside for later.
3 min - 2
Heat enough oil in a wok or frying pan for shallow frying. When the oil is hot add the garlic and cook until just golden. Use a slotted spoon to scoop out the garlic chips and drain them on paper towel. Add the dried chillies to the oil and cook for 2 minutes or until just crispy. Then drain them on paper towel also.
2 min - 3
Season the prawns with salt. Toss the prawns in the flour and then carefully add the prawns into the hot oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes until opaque and cooked through. Drain on paper towel.
2 min - 4
To serve, place the prawns on a plate. Pour over the sauce. Sprinkle over the garlic chips, the crispy chillies and the fried shallots. Scatter over the coriander and serve.
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