I have no idea why anyone would want to buy this sort of product from a supermarket, be it M&S or LIDL they are just so quick and easy to make yourself and the best bit is when you make it yourself you know exactly whats in it.
And to prove it here is my recipe for:
Siam On Fire - Thai Chilli Prawns with Salad and a Minty Coriander Dip
(Can substitute Chicken or thinly sliced Pork for the prawns)
Serves four.
1kg of raw prawns
2 tbsp sunflower oil
3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped or Twisted.
Garlic Twist =
http://www.garlictwist.com/
25g Ginger, peeled and finely chopped.
Also use the garlic twist for ginger :thumbup:
2 tbsp Thia Fish Sauce
2 tsp light brown sugar -
can use Splenda etc if bothered
1 Fresh Kaffir Lime Leaf, finely chopped -
Sainsburys sell these
4 Medium Hot Red Chillies seeded and finely chopped
1 tbsp roasted salted peanuts, finely chopped or crushed
1 Lemon Grass Stalk finely chopped
1 tbsp Coconut cream
Pinch of salt,
if required
Large Handful of Basil Leaves -
should be Thai basil if you can find it, has a lemony smell, I found one in Tesco in a window pot
1 Lime, cut into 4
Dip
1 tub of Greek yoghurt
1 tsp Mint Sauce
Small amount of Coriander leaves, chopped finely.
For dip just put a tsp of mint sauce in a small bowl or ramekin empty the tub of yoghurt over the top and stir in the coriander leaves, place in the fridge whilst preparing the rest of the meal. I use this same dip with curries goes well with onion bhaji, chicken tikka or a popadom
Salad
1 crisp Lettuce, outer leaves removed broken into small pieces
6 Spring Onions, halved and finely shredded
Handful of Coriander sprigs.
For salad mix together lettuce, spring onions and coriander sprigs and divide between 4 plates
Then:
Peel the prawns, heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, add the ginger and garlic and fry for a few seconds. Add the fish sauce, sugar,lime leaf, chillies, lemon grass and prawns and stir fry for another minute until the prawns are cooked through (turn pink). Add peanuts, coconut cream and salt to taste, stir for a few seconds until prawns are lightly coated then add the basil leaves and toss together briefly.
Scatter prawns and sauce over salad add a lime quarter and serve with the dip.
This recipe looks harder than it is it really is prepared and cooked in a very short time and tastes delicious. Obviously you can add what you like to the salad or serve with a side dish - do what you feel.
