5-2 Recipes:SPICY PRAWN STIR-FRY

289 calories

This is a quick and easy meal for one.

Serves 1 · Preparation time: 5 minutes · Cook time: about 8 minutes

½ garlic clove, peeled and crushed (2 cals)

½ tsp tamarind paste (6 cals)

1 tbsp dark soy sauce (4 cals)

150g (5oz) cooked king prawns (king shrimp) (148 cals)

½ tsp walnut oil (22 cals)

½ yellow (bell) pepper, deseeded and cut into thin strips (21 cals)

½ red (bell) pepper, deseeded and cut into thin strips (51 cals)

1 red chilli, deseeded and cut into fine rings (3 cals)

50g (1¾oz) beansprouts (16 cals)

50g (1¾oz) mangetout (snow peas) (16 cals)

• Mix the garlic, tamarind paste and soy sauce together in a bowl. Add the 

prawns (shrimp) and turn until they are coated all over in the dark sticky

 mixture. Leave to stand for 2 minutes while you prepare the rest of the stir-fry.

• Heat the walnut oil in a wok or large frying pan (skillet) over a high heat,

 add the (bell) peppers and chilli and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the beansprouts

 and mangetout (snow peas) and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.

• Reduce the heat to medium and add the prawns and marinade and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes until the prawns are warmed through. Serve immediately.

source:

http://www.52recipes.co.uk/2014/04/22/spicy-prawn-stir-fry/