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CHILI LIME PRAWNS

Prawns are a natural match for the flavours of chili and lime. Serve these prawns as an appetizer with our tasty Garlic Lemon Grass Aioli.

Yield: Makes about 30.

July 02, 2019

CHILI LIME PRAWNS

Ingredients

  • ​¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tsp grated lime peel
  • 1 thai red chile pepper, halved, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 pkg frozen deveined raw prawns (340 g), thawed, peeled and rinsed
  • Garlic Lemon Grass Aioli
  • lime wedges

Directions

  1. ​Combine cilantro, oil, ginger, garlic, lime peel and chile pepper in a heavy zip-lock plastic bag. Add prawns and squeeze bag to coat prawns with marinade; seal bag. Let stand for 30 minutes.
  2. Remove prawns from marinade. Discard marinade.
  3. Cook prawns in a large frypan over high heat until prawns are pink and opaque, about 3 – 4 minutes.
  4. Add lime juice to prawns and toss to combine. Cool completely.
  5. Serve with Garlic Lemon Grass Aioli and lime wedges.
Nutritional Analysis Per Prawn:

21 calories, 1.1 g fat, 2.3 g protein, 0.3 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 17 mg sodium

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

Tip: Shrimps are closely related to prawns and are virtually indistinguishable in taste from one another, so they can be used interchangeably in almost any recipe. However, it is important to pay attention to size as prawns are typically larger.
GARLIC LEMON GRASS AIOLI

Ingredients

  • ​½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp sambal oelek (chili paste)
  • 1 tsp fresh lime juice
  • 2 tsp lemon grass paste
  • ½ tsp granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp grated fresh ginger
  • ½ tsp grated lime peel

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl until blended.
Nutritional Analysis per 1 Tbsp Serving:

100 calories, 10.9 g fat, 0.1 g protein, 0.9 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 88 mg sodium.

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