Udang Goreng Kunyit (Stir-Fried Prawns with Turmeric)
Udang goreng kunyit is a quick and easy stir-fried dish of prawns (shrimp) flavoured with turmeric and finished off with some lime juice.
Ingredients
- 200 g prawns shrimp (300g if shell on)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 shallot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1-2 red chillies
- 1 lemongrass
- 100 g green beans
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
Finish
- lime juice
- freshly ground black pepper to increase the viability of the curcumin in the turmeric
Instructions
- Marinate the prawns with the turmeric and salt, while you get everything ready. If you like, you could leave them marinating for 30 minutes to an hour, to allow the turmeric to do more magic.200 g prawns, ¼ tsp salt
- Peel, halve, then slice the shallot thinly.Finely chop the garlic.Slice the red chilli thinly.Bruise the lemongrass. Click here to learn how to bruise a lemongrass.1 shallot, 2 cloves garlic, 1-2 red chillies, 1 lemongrass
- Slice the green beans diagonally. This is how we always slice green beans to allow more surface area to absorb flavours. Besides, it looks prettier.100 g green beans
- Heat the oil on medium heat and fry the shallots for 1 minute.2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- Add the garlic, chillies and lemongrass and cook for 30 seconds.
- Tip in the prawns, along with any juices that might be in the bowl. Stir everything together, then spread the prawns out to allow them all to touch the pan. Leave undisturbed for 2 minutes. The will allow the prawns to char slightly while cooking, which adds to the flavour.
- Add the green beans, stir again, turning the prawns over to cook the other side. Flip the prawns individually if you can be bothered, but don't worry too much about this.Cook for another 2 - 3 minutes until the prawns are cooked through. If your prawns have still got their shells on, cook for about 7 - 10 minutes, depending on their size.Because this is a dry stir-fry, with hardly any liquid in the pan, the prawns will take a little longer than usual. Had we had some liquid, it would take us only about 3 minutes to cook the prawns.
- Turn the heat off and squeeze some lime juice all over, followed by a light sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately with pieces of lime for everyone to add more juice.lime juice, freshly ground black pepper
Nutrition
Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 22gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 161mgSodium: 421mgPotassium: 514mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 560IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 2mg
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