Chinese Prawns Recipe

4.66 from 20 votes

Chilli garlic Chinese prawns is a simple yet full flavoured stir fry recipe that takes minutes to put together. Served with rice and sesame seeds and as much fresh chilli as you like, for that extra kick.

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 265kcal

Author By: Debbie Jones

Ingredients

250 g Prawns or shrimp
1 ½ tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon ground paprika
½ tablespoon of sesame oil for frying
3 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon sesame oil for the sauce
1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
Splash of rice wine vinegar
½ tablespoon garlic granules
Finely chopped red chilli pepper
3 roughly chopped spring onions
Sprinkle of sesame seeds
Rice to serve optional

Instructions

Start by placing the raw prawns onto kitchen paper or dry, clean tea towel. Pat dry and remove any excess water. Next place the prawns into a small bowl and sprinkle over the flour and ground paprika. Mix well to fully coat the prawns.
Place a pan on a medium heat and add half a tablespoon of sesame oil, when hot add the prawns and stir fry for 30 seconds or until just pink. Remove from the heat whilst the sauce is prepared.
In a small bowl mix together the soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, sweet chilli sauce, rice wine vinegar and garlic granules.
Return the pan to the heat and pour the Chinese sauce over the prawns. Bring to a simmer and cook for a further 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
Take the pan off the heat and stir in the chopped chilli and spring onions
Serve with rice and sprinkle over sesame seeds (Optional)

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Notes

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Prawns vs, shrimp: which should I use?

You can use shrimp and prawns interchangeably for this prawn recipe and others, but I recommend trying it with prawns first!

Can I double this prawns recipe for a family-size meal?

Yes! These chilli garlic prawns serve two, but if you’d like to double the recipe to serve four, simply double the ingredients used. You may need to cook in two batches for a larger serving size, depending on the size of your pan.

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