King prawns in ginger and garlic recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
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 to cook
- 125 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Healthy
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)
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 525kJ 125.0kcal
- Fat
- 7g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 1.3g
- Sugars
- 1g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 2.4gProtein 13.1gFibre 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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