Capt Petes Chicken and Prawn Curry Recipe
Prawn season is here and my wife is netting 24/7 to fill the freezer for the year.
This recipe has a Thai twist to it and is delicious
Ingredients
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 4 tsps curry powder
- 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 30 gms fresh ginger, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 4 chicken breasts, cut into strips
- Sunflower oil
- 2 onions, finely diced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 6 tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
- 1 tin coconut milk
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- 30 large prawns, shelled or more as you desire
- juice of a lime or table spoon lime juice
- 1 Dessert spoon fish sauce
Directions
- 1. Mix the turmeric and curry powder with just enough water to make a paste.
- 2. Pound the garlic and ginger with the sea salt in a pestle and mortar .
- 3. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken until golden. Add the onions, garlic and ginger and sweat until soft.
- 4. Add the curry paste and cook for 2-3 minutes then add the thyme, parsley and tomatoes. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring often.
- 5. Add the coconut milk and heat through, add 1 desert spoon Nam Prik (Fish Sauce) then add the chopped coriander.
- 6. Heat some more oil in a separate pan and fry the prawns in a little Peri Peri Oil on each side until cooked . Add Prawns to main pot . Add Lime Juice Cook slowly for 3mins, serve on rice or noodles
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 530g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 590 | |
| Calories from Fat 312 | 53% |
| Total Fat 36.33g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat 23.89g | 96% |
| Trans Fat 0.17g | |
| Cholesterol 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium 794mg | 33% |
| Potassium 921mg | 26% |
| Total Carbs 34.6g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.5g | 12% |
| Sugars 22.77g | 15% |
| Protein 34.89g | 56% |
