HOT AND SOUR PRAWNS WITH ASIAN NOODLE SALAD
HOT AND SOUR PRAWNS WITH ASIAN NOODLE SALAD
HOT AND SOUR PRAWNS WITH ASIAN NOODLE SALAD

Ingredients
  • 16 large raw tiger prawns
  • 4 limes
  • zest and juice only
  • 2 red chillies
  • diced
  • 1 thumb-size piece ginger
  • grated
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 head pak choi
  • shredded
  • small bunch of coriander
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 50g/1¾oz peanuts
  • chopped
  • 100g/3½oz egg noodles
  • cooked
  • cooled and oiled
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 chillies
  • cut into strips
  • 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 passion fruit
  • juice only
Directions
  • Split the prawns down the middle and put them
  • split side up
  • in a bowl.
  • Chop two of the chillies and half the ginger. Add half the vegetable oil to the chopped chilli and ginger. Pour this over the prawns and mix well.
  • Place the prawns cut side down on a hot griddle pan. Turn the prawns after two minutes. At this point
  • pour half the lime juice and zest over them and leave to cook for another two minutes.
  • Meanwhile
  • make the noodle salad. Add the shredded pak choi
  • coriander
  • sesame oil
  • a splash of vegetable oil
  • the remaining lime juice (reserving one teaspoon) and zest and the peanuts to the cooked noodles.
  • Cut the remaining ginger and chillies into fine strips and add them to the noodles. Season to taste.
  • For the dipping sauce
  • mix two tablespoons of sweet chilli sauce with the passion fruit juice and one teaspoon of limejuice.
  • Serve on a large platter
  • with the noodles on one end and a stack of prawns on the other
  • with the dipping sauce in a small dish in the middle.