Recipe courtesy of Violet Oon
Singapore Chile Prawns
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 234
- Total Fat
- 9
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 25
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 12
- Protein
- 15
- Cholesterol
- 122
- Sodium
- 698
- Total: 35 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
Sauce:
1 cup water
5 tablespoons tomato catsup
1 1/2 to 3 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
1 1/2 teaspoons corn flour
1 teaspoon pounded brown preserved soya beans or dark miso (optional)
1/4 teaspoons salt
Prawns:
1 pound large, whole prawns (unshelled)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
8 fresh red chiles, roughly chopped
1 egg
2 scallions, cut into finger lengths
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice
1 small bunch cilantro, cut into 1-inch long pieces
Serving Suggestions: loaf of French bread
Directions
- Make the Sauce: Whisk together all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Make the Prawns: Cut down the backs of the prawns and remove the black intestinal vein. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a wok or shallow saucepan over high heat. Add the garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the chiles and stir-fry for another minute. Add the prawns and stir-fry until the shell turn slightly red, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sauce and stir-fry until the shells turn red.
- Break the egg into the wok and, using a fork, streak the egg through the sauce (this is an important step, as the egg has to be in beautiful gold and white streaks). Simmer the sauce for a few seconds and remove from the heat. Stir in the scallions and lime juice.
- Transfer the prawns to a platter, garnish with the cilantro, and serve with chunks of French bread.
- Note: This dish is also wonderful with mussels, crabs or lobsters; or you could mix all the seafood together. It's a Singapore version of a French seafood stew.