Sweet and sour prawns recipe

By Hannah Yeadon

  1. Serves 4
  2. Takes 15 minutes to make, 10 minutes to cook
  3. Rating

For a Chinese-inspired menu that's ready in 60 minutes, serve this prawn dish with spring rolls, stir-fried greens, lemon rice and exotic fruit salad.

tried and tested
Sweet and sour prawns

Ingredients

  1. 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  2. 2 tbsp soy sauce
  3. 1 tsp brown sugar
  4. 2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
  5. 425g can pineapple pieces, drained, juice reserved
  6. 1 tbsp groundnut oil
  7. 1 garlic clove, crushed
  8. Knob of fresh ginger, finely grated
  9. 2 red chillies, deseeded, 1 finely diced and 1 sliced
  10. 1 red pepper, sliced
  11. 225g can water chestnuts, drained
  12. 200g large raw peeled prawns
  13. 4 spring onions, sliced lengthways, to serve

Method

  1. 1. Mix the vinegar with the soy sauce, sugar, cornflour mix, pineapple juice and 100ml water. Heat a wok over a high heat, then add the oil, garlic, ginger and diced chilli. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the pepper, pineapple and water chestnuts. Cook for 2 minutes, add the sauce and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the prawns, stirring for 2-3 minutes more until cooked. Serve sprinkled with spring onion and sliced chilli.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 161kcals, 0.6g fat (0.1g saturated), 10.6g protein, 27.9g carbs, 19.9g sugar, 1.6g salt

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jj2805

May 6

Made this last night with the spring rolls - used Chicken not Prawns, Very easy and tasted great.

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