FIRECRACKER PRAWNS WITH STIR-FRIED GREENS
Ingredients
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 spring onions
- thinly sliced
- 2 red chillies
- finely chopped (remove seeds for less heat)
- 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander leaves and stalks
- 2 limes
- juice only
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- ¼ tsp ground star anise
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 600g/1lb 5oz raw tiger prawns
- peeled
- defrosted if frozen
- 1 tsp light olive oil
- 3 pak choi
- roughly chopped
- 1 tsp grated fresh root ginger
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- ¼ tsp toasted sesame oil
Directions
- Toast the fennel and cumin seeds in a small frying pan for 1–2 minutes
- or until fragrant. Crush with a pestle and mortar and tip into a mixing bowl. Add the spring onions
- chillies
- coriander
- lime juice
- oyster sauce
- star anise
- vinegar and soy sauce. Stir in the prawns and marinate for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the grill to its highest setting.
- Spread the prawns on a grill rack and grill for 3–4 minutes
- or until pink and cooked through. Keep warm.
- To make the stir-fried greens
- heat the oil in a wide
- non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Add the pak choi
- ginger and soy sauce and cook for 4–5 minutes
- or until just wilted. Stir in the sesame oil.
- Serve the greens with the prawns immediately.

