Southern Thai Tamarind Prawns

Name: Southern Thai Tamarind Prawns
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 3 dried chillies; 12 jumbo prawns, peeled & deveined, head and tails intact; ½ cup plain flour; sea salt; oil for shallow frying; 1tbsp crispy fried shallots; 2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander leaves, to serve; Tamarind sauce:; ¼ cup tamarind puree; ¼ cup fish sauce; 100g palm sugar, shaved; 3tbsp white sugar; 1 tsp sea salt

Prep Time

Cook Time

15m

Total Time

20m

This Southern Thai Tamarind Prawns recipe features crispy fried prawns in a sweet and tangy tamarind sauce. The prawns are coated in a seasoned flour, fried until golden, and then tossed in the tamarind sauce before being garnished with crispy fried shallots and fresh coriander. A perfect balance of flavors.

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