Thai Satay Prawns Recipes

Steps:

• Put the peanuts, coconut milk, ginger, fish sauce and lime juice into a food processor and pulse to a smoothish paste. Put the prawns in a bowl, add the peanut paste and mix well. Cook the noodles following pack instructions, then drain, cool under running water and drain again.
• Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan, add the prawns and cook for 1 min. Still on a high heat, add the peas and cook for a further 3-4 mins until the prawns are completely pink. Stir in the noodles and spring onions until heated through. Sprinkle over the coriander and serve with the lime wedges.

Steps:

• Mix the peanut butter, chilli sauce, 100ml water and soy sauce to make a smooth satay sauce. Put the noodles in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Stir gently to separate, then drain thoroughly.
• Heat the oil in a wok, then stir-fry the ginger and harder pieces of veg from the stir-fry mix, such as peppers, for 2 mins. Add the noodles and rest of the veg, then stir-fry over a high heat for 1-2 mins until the veg are just cooked.
• Push the veg to one side of the pan, then pour the peanut sauce into the other side, tilting the pan. Bring to the boil. Mix the sauce with the stir-fry, then sprinkle over the basil leaves and peanuts to serve.

Steps:

• Heat half of the oil in a wok and fry the garlic and onion for 3 minutes.
• Add the chillies lime leaves, lemon grass and the curry powder, cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the coconut milk cinnamon stick, peanut butter, tamarind juice, fish sauce, sugar and lemon juice.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 mins, stir to prevent the mixture from sticking.
• Heat the remaining oil in a separate pan and fry the prawns till they are pink and just firm.
• Mix the prawns with the sauce and serve garnished with the sliced spring onions, red chillies and coriander leaves.
• serve with lemon rice. Wonderful.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Tip in the onion and ginger, then cook for a few mins until softened. Stir in the curry paste, then cook for 1 min more. Pour over the chopped tomatoes and coconut cream. Bring to the boil, then leave to simmer for 5 mins, adding a little boiling water if the mixture gets too thick.
• Tip in the prawns, then cook for 5-10 mins more, depending on how large they are. Serve alongside some plain rice and sprinkle with a little chopped coriander, if you like.

Steps:

• In food processor, combine the onion, garlic, lemongrass and ginger and process to a paste. In large skillet, heat the oil. Add paste and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until browned, approximately 20 minutes.
• Add coriander, honey, fennel seeds, cumin, turmeric, and salt to the skillet and cook over high heat, stirring until fragrant, about a minute. Scrape into a bowl and let cook completely.
• In a large, shallow dish, coat the shrimp with the spice paste. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Soak 30 small bamboo skewers or 10 large in water for 30 minutes. Light the grill. Thread the shrimp onto the skewer, stretching them out. If skewers are long, put 3 shrimp on each.
• Grill on high for 1 1/2 minutes per side, until nicely charred. Serve immediately with sauce.
• For sauce: In food processor, combine onion, garlic, and lemongrass, and process to a paste.
• In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil. Add the onion paste and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until brown, about 8 minutes. Add the coriander and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add Thai chili sauce and cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes. Add coconut milk and boil over high heat until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in tamarind concentrate, sugar, and peanut butter until smooth. Remove from heat and season with salt. Let cool: transfer to a bowl. Can be refrigerated for up to two days.

Steps:

• Tip all the chopped ingredients into a bowl, add the olive oil along with the lime zest and juice and mix well. Set aside for 30 minutes to allow the flavours to mingle.
• To make fragrant Thai prawns, remove heads and peel shells from 20 raw king prawns but leave tail sections on. Toss in the marinade and cook on a really hot barbecue for 45 seconds on each side until they turn from grey-blue to pink.

Steps:

• Prepare Marinade: In bowl combine chopped garlic, turmeric, coriander root, salt, sugar and oil.
• Add prawns, ensuring that they are completely covered.
• Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.
• To prepare skewers:
• Thread prawns (shrimp) onto satay skewers using one prawn per skewer. Grill or BBQ over high heat until pink, about 2 minutes each side.
• Serve with Satay Sauce.