Asian prawn skewers

Asian prawn skewers

Servings : 4
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 15 minutes

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 16 large prawns (gambas)
  • 2 tbsp of nuoc-mam sauce (vietnamese fish sauce)
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 crushed garlic clove
  • 1 red pepper seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 green pepper seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 onion cut into thin slices
  • 1 bowl of soy bean sprouts
  • 2 sprigs of mint, stripped
  • 2 stems of coriander stripped
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 4 tbsp coarsly chopped cashews
  • Salt and pepper

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Remove the shell from the prawns before threading each one on a skewer, lengthwise.
2. In a bowl, mix the nuoc-mam sauce, lime juice, brown sugar garlic clove and add salt and add salt and pepper.
3. Reserve half of the sauce ; brush the prawns with the other half, then cook them on the plancha over high heat for 2 to 3 mns, flipping them regularly, then set them aside. 
4. Place the peppers, onion and soy beans sprouts on the plancha and cook for 3 to 4 mns, mixing them, then add 2 tablespoons of sauce on top and cook for one more minute.
5. Arrange the vegetables on each plate, add four prawns skewers, add a drizzle of sesame oil and sprinkle with cashews, mint and coriander leaves.

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