Recipe: Spicy Garlic Prawns with Cashew Nuts

Prawn is a must-have ingredient during Chinese New Year as it symbolises laughter and happiness. During Chinese New Year, we will usually get large prawns such as these.

This is a delicious Spicy Garlic Prawn recipe which you can try making at home.Simply toss your prawns in some garlic powder, chilli flakes and oil. Cook until crispy and then toss in garlic-oil sauce along with some salted butter. I also added some toasted cashew nuts as their shapes look like gold ingots and spring onion which is a symbol for spring.

Since you will be shallow frying your prawns in oil, it is much better to use garlic powder than raw garlic in this recipe as it will not burn when you fry them. Furthermore, the lovely garlic flavours are infused into the shells and sauce. Super easy yet finger licking good - try it!

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Spicy Garlic Prawns

Recipe by Baby Sumo

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

10 large prawns, trimmed
4 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp garlic powder
1/2 - 1 tsp chilli flakes
A pat of butter

1/8 tsp salt

A large handful toasted cashew nuts

1 stalk spring onion, green parts only, cut into 1"lengths

1. In a bowl, mix 2 tbsp cooking oil, chilli flakes and garlic powder. Add prawns and toss to coat. 

2. In a large pan or wok, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium high heat. Once oil is hot, add prawns, depending on the size of your pan, and cook until prawn is crispy. Remember not to overcrowd your pan. Cook in a few batches until all prawns are cooked. Once ready, remove from pan and set aside.

3. To the same pan, add butter and also the garlic-chilli oil from Step 1. Toss the cashew nuts and season with salt. Add cooked prawns back and toss in the sauce. Add spring onions and cook for a further minute. Serve.

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