Stir-fried Prawns In Coconut Cream

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 dozen prawns, medium, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 2 -3 shallots, minced
• 1 cup coconut cream, canned
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• tabasco sauce, few dashes to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large frying pan.
• 2 dip prawns, very lightly, into cornstarch and shake off excess.
• 3 add them to frying pan, along with shallots and sauté for 3-5 minutes, just enough to barely cook through.
• 4 stir in coconut cream, lemon juice and tabasco sauce.
• 5 season prawns with salt and pepper and remove them with a slotted spoon, to a serving dish.
• 6 boil the sauce rapidly until it is smooth and thickened.
• 7 pour sauce over the prawns and serve with rice.