Hot Spiced Prawns

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Nigella Bites Christmas Special

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (3)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(3)

Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

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Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
3 scallions, cut into 3 pieces each and sliced into strips
2 fat cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced thinly
1 (1/2-inch) piece of ginger, peeled, sliced thinly, and cut into strips
2 1/4 pounds shelled raw shrimp
1/3 cup dry sherry
Kosher salt

Directions

Warm the oil in a large wide saucepan, and throw in the scallions, garlic and ginger.

Stir everything around vigorously until the onions begin to wilt, and then toss in the prawns, stirring again. Cover the pan and let everything cook for about 5 minutes; then, remove the lid and pour in the sherry. Stir again, then cover the pan until the prawns are cooked through and no longer glassy in the middle. Taste; add a sprinkling of salt if you need it. Pour into a large shallow bowl, making sure you don't lose all the bits of onion, garlic and ginger, and take immediately to the table.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Hot Spiced Prawns
Anonymous 03-21-2007
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Dellish shrimp
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very quick easy and delicious
recipe Hot Spiced Prawns
Mary Bel Alton, MD 12-14-2006
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The whole family loved it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We found these to be subtle, but delicious. The only things that we changed were using frozen 51-60 count per pound shrimp,... (since it was what I had on hand.) and brining the shrimp for 1/2 hour in 1 quart of water mixed with 1/4 cup of kosher salt to put back some of the moisture that it lost in the freezing process. The garlic, ginger and onions melded beautifully and the sauce was brothy and flavorful. It was very good poured over rice.Read more
recipe Hot Spiced Prawns
Anonymous 12-12-2006
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Hot Spice review
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I thought that the recipe was a little bland; too much water. For a name like Hot Spiced Prawn, not enough soice. I had to... add some of my spice to it.Read more