Prawn Stir Fry

Ingredients

Prawns/Shrimps – shelled and deveined

Red bell pepper (large) – half, julienned

Yellow bell pepper (large)  - half, julienned

Green bell pepper (large) - half, julienned

Scotch bonnet (rodo) – 2, chopped

Onion – half, medium sized, sliced

Lime – half, juiced

Ginger – half stump, finely chopped

Garlic – 2 large cloves, finely chopped

Heinz peppe ketchup – 1 tablespoon (substitute with regular ketchup)

Crushed chilli flakes – 1 teaspoon

Cornflour – 1 and half teaspoon

Freshly ground black pepper – 2 teaspoons

Dry ground pepper – 1 teaspoon

Chilli oil – half teaspoon

Cooking oil – 2 tablespoons

Knorr seasoning cube – 1

Salt – to taste

Method

1.     Season prawns with cornflour, salt, one teaspoon of black pepper,  dry ground pepper and set aside.

2.     Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan, add in ginger, garlic and crushed chilli flakes, stir fry till fragrant.

3.     Add in the prawns, stir fry for about 3 minutes or pink then remove from heat and set aside.

4.     Using the same pan, heat up the second tablespoon of oil, add onions, chopped scotch bonnet, salt, black pepper, knorr seasoning. Cook till onions are soft.

5.      Add in the bell peppers along with the peppe ketchup, chilli oil and lime juice. Stir till well combined for about one minute.

6.     Add in prawns, stir and cook for a further two minutes. Serve immediately with steamed rice or potatoes.

This recipe can be adjusted to make Prawn Stir Fry Noodles with the addition of the following ingredients:

Packet rice noodles – soaked in room temperature water for about 10-12 minutes and drained.

Carrots – julienned

Broccolli – broken into small florets

Cauliflower  - broken into small florets

Any other vegetable you want.

Cooking oil – 1 tablespoon

Peppe Ketchup – 1 tablespoon

Chilli oil – half teaspoon

At step 4 for the prawn stir fry , heat up two tablespoons of oil and add ingredients. 

In step 5, include the additional vegetables, one tablespoon more of peppe ketchup and increase chilli oil to one teaspoon. 

After adding the prawns in step 6, stir in the drained noodles till well combined, then add in 1/8 cup or half of a ¼ cup of salted water, reduce heat to the minimum and allow to steam for the noodles to cook through. 

Keep stirring at intervals and tasting to check for doneness, add more salted water in increments of a tablespoon each time if more water is needed but ensure the water is completely absorbed each time. 

You don’t want soggy noodles. When done, noodles should be al dente. Serve immediately.

P.S. you can amp up this dish by adding strips of well-cooked chicken and strips of well cooked, lean beef.

Enjoy!