SINGAPORE CHILI PRAWNS RECIPE

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As you probably already know, I am a bit of a shrimp fanatic and I am always looking for tasty new ways to enjoy shrimp. I recently came across a really interesting recipe for Singapore chili prawns on Almost Bourdain that sounded so good that it quickly pushed its way to the top of my to try list. Not that it takes much to get me interested in a shrimp dish but the two things that caught my attention with this recipe were the use of the sweet chili sauce and the egg drop. I picked up a bottle of

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
1 tablespoon garlic (chopped)
1 tablespoon ginger (grated)
1/4 cup shallots (chopped)
2 birds eye chilis or cayenne or red jalapenos (sliced)
1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons tomato sauce
3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
1/2 lime (juice)
2 teaspoons palm sugar (grated or sugar)
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 egg (lightly beaten)

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a pan.
  • Add the garlic, ginger, shallots, and chilies and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
  • Add the shrimp and saute for a minute on both sides.
  • Add the water, tomato sauce, sweet chili sauce, lime juice. sugar and corn starch and bring to a boil.
  • Stir the egg into the pan and continue stirring until the egg is cooked.

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