Chinese Seafood Recipes - Prawns with Courgettes and Lychees Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 king prawns salt and pepper

• 10 ml/2 tsp soy sauce

• 10 ml/2 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 15 ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 4 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 red chili peppers, chopped

• 225 g/8 oz courgettes (zucchini), diced

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 12 lychees, stoned

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup coconut cream

• 10 ml/2 tsp mild curry powder

• 5 ml/1 tsp fish sauce

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Method:

1. Peel the prawns, leaving on the tails. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and soy sauce then coat with corn-flour.

2. Heat the oil and fry the garlic, chili peppers and prawns for 1 minute. Add the courgettes, spring onions and lychees and stir-fry for 1 minute.

3. Remove from the pan. Pour the coconut cream into the pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes until thick.

4. Stir in the curry powder and fish sauce and season with salt and pepper. Return the prawns and vegetables to the sauce to heat through before serving.