Delicious Prawn Veracruz
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 mini peppers, roughly chopped
  • 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1 tbsp raisins (golden raisins would be best)
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tbsp grape juice (original recipe uses red wine)
  • ¾ cup water
  • 300g prawns, peeled, tails on
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro (Or parsley)
  • Rice for serving
Instructions
  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Saute peppers for 3-5 minutes until they’re nice and soft.
  3. Add garlic and saute for 20 seconds.
  4. Add the tomatoes, jalapeños, capers, raisins, oregano, and salt.
  5. Saute for 5 minutes until it’s all fragrant and yummy and the tomatoes have released some of their juices.
  6. Add the juice and water and cook this for a further 2-3 minutes
  7. Mix in the prawns and cook for about 5 minutes or till done.
  8. Sprinkle the cilantro or parsley and remove from the heat.
  9. Serve the prawns over rice.
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/delicious-prawn-veracruz/