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Sweet and sour prawns

Don’t settle for takeaway when it’s so easy to whip up this delicious sweet and sour prawn dish.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 500g raw banana prawns, peeled, deveined, heads removed
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 cup chopped red, yellow and green capsicum, cut into bite sized pieces
• ½ brown onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh root ginger
• 1 red chilli, deseeded, chopped
• 1 cup fresh pineapple, chopped
• 200ml pineapple juice
• 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• ¼ cup tomato sauce
• ¼ cup brown sugar

Method:

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in large wok over medium-high heat. Add prawns and stir-fry for 3 minutes, or until prawns are just cooked through. Remove from wok and set aside.
2. Heat remaining oil in wok. Add onions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until softened. Add chilli and ginger and cook for 2 minutes, then add pineapple, capsicums and carrots. Cook for 1 minute.
3. Add vinegar, tomato sauce, soy sauce, sugar and pineapple juice. Bring to simmer and cook for 7 minutes, or until sauce begins to thicken.
4. Return prawns to pan and toss to warm through and coat. Serve with a side of plain rice.

 

Image: Getty

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