Vietnamese Tamarind Prawns

Name: Vietnamese Tamarind Prawns
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 600g large prawns, peeled with tails on; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 red chillies, sliced; 2 tbsp oil; spring onion and coriander to garnish

Caramelised prawns cooked in tamarind, fish sauce and chilli, the popular Vietnamese dish known as tôm rim.

Total time

20 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Vietnamese

gluten-free

Ingredients

600glarge prawns, peeled with tails on

2 tbsptamarind paste

3 tbspfish sauce

2 tbspsugar

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2red chillies, sliced

2 tbspoil

spring onion and corianderto garnish

Instructions

Mix tamarind, fish sauce and sugar.

Fry garlic and chilli in oil 1 minute.

Add prawns. Cook 2 minutes.

Add tamarind sauce.

Toss on high heat until sauce reduces and caramelises.

Garnish and serve with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

260

Protein

37g

Fat

7.3g

Carbs

12.8g

Fiber

0.5g

Sodium

1040mg

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