Easy Sweet Sour Prawns

The previous recipe that I posted on my blog took 30 minutes to be ready. Today we are doing a 20 minutes one!! How convenient! The lesser time you spend in the kitchen means you have more time to do other stuff. Housework, reading a book or binge watch some show on Netflix. 20 minutes meals would mean I can binge watch Emily in Paris again.

So guys, are you #teamGabriel or #teamalfie? Definitely Gabriel for me. That face in a chef uniform, anytime. And come on, that guy makes fluffy omelets. So what if he doesn’t use soap for his cast-iron pan? I can overlook that.

Okay sorry for digressing. Anyways, so as I was saying, this recipe takes 20 minutes to be ready. These Easy Sweet Sour Prawns is one of the easiest recipes to prepare at home. A simple stir-fry dish with easily available pantry ingredients. It makes a good meal prep too. These prawns are perfect over a bed of rice so that the rice can soak up all the sauces. Double yums! oh, this is a versatile recipe btw and it works especially well with fish too!

Do give this recipe a try and make sure to tag me on #mayakitchenette if you make it! xoxo

Maya Kitchenette

Easy Sweet Sour Prawns

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g shelled and deveined shrimp
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced/grated
  • 1/2 brown onion cubed
  • 1 cup capsicum cubed
  • 1/2 cup cubed canned pineapples + 2 tbsp of the syrup
  • 1/2 tsp Chili flakes
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  • Chopped coriander/parsley
Sweet and sour sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tbsp chili sauce
  • 1 tbsp sriracha
  • 1 tsp vinegar

Method
 

  1. In a pan, add 2 tbsp of oil and saute the garlic for 30 seconds.
  2. Add prawns and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add onion and capsicum and fry for another minute or two.
  4. Mix in all the ingredients for the sauce and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add the pineapple + syrup.
  6. Season with chili flakes and black pepper.
  7. Garnish with chopped cilantro/parsley.
  8. Serve over a bed of rice.

 

 

 

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