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Quick fried Caribbean prawns

Quick fried Caribbean prawns

These prawns have an amazing texture and added to a quick stir-fry like this with ginger and Chinese greens, they're fantastic. Devised by restaurateur and fish expert, Mitch Tonks

Serves: 2

What you need:

  • 200g Young's Caribbean prawns
  • 1 inch piece of fresh root ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 garlic clove (finely sliced)
  • 25ml Chinese rice wine
  • 25ml Chinese rice vinegar
  • 1tsp brown sugar
  • Pinch ground star anise or five spice powder
  • 50ml soy sauce
  • 2 heads of pak choy

What you do:

  1. Mix together the soy, five spice, rice wine, sugar and rice vinegar.
  2. Add a little oil to a hot wok or frying pan, then add the garlic and ginger.
  3. When it starts to brown, add the greens and the prawns and stir-fry for a few minutes until the greens start to wilt. 
  4. Pour in the sauce and cook for a further minute.
  5. Then serve. Fantastic.

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