Honey lime prawn stir-fry

If you’re a fan of Chinese takeaway favourite honey prawns, try this lighter version of a honey lime prawn stir-fry from chef Aleksis Kalnins. Served with capsicum and sugar snap peas for crunch and sweetness, this dish delivers on a comforting flavour combination without any of the deep-frying clean-up!

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  4

• prep

  15 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 400 g raw prawns, peeled, deveined
• 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 lime, finely zested
• 30 g coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• 100 g finely chopped red capsicum
• 2 eschallots, finely chopped
• 100 g sugar snap peas, trimmed
• 1 ½ tbsp lime juice, plus extra for seasoning
• 1 tbsp honey
• 3 tsp white soy sauce
• Cooked rice, to serve
• 2 spring onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, combine the prawns, chilli, garlic, lime zest, coriander and salt. Toss well to combine. Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan over high heat. Add the capsicum and eschallot and stir-fry for a few minutes, until softened. Add the sugar snap peas and marinated prawns to the pan and stir-fry for a few minutes, until the prawns are almost cooked.
   
2. Add the lime juice, honey and white soy sauce to the pan and toss lightly to combine. Season to taste with extra lime juice, honey or soy to your taste.
   
3. Serve the honey lime prawn stir-fry with the cooked rice. Sprinkle with spring onion and serve.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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