Like any usual day, I went to the supermarket to buy my groceries and pick up some chicken breasts for the Independence lunch, day after. I am patriotic in a many ways. Very passionate too. I dont have to be an army officer for that. I help by contributing to the GDP of my country (eyes roll). The food treat is also to celebrate a midweek holiday :)
As I go to the shelf to pick up some meat, I see some yummy seafood, which I would order only at a restaurant or wait for my awesome cook of a mommy to turn it out of her pan. And in one of those "what the fuck" moments, I pick up some prawns to satisfy my chef "keeda". I dont know how to clean them. I dont know how to cook them. The prawns, I mean. However, I know that coconut milk would go perfectly well with it. Nope. No Luck.Out of Stock.
I got back home at 9 and decided to just quickly read up online on how to clean the thingie and how much time does it take to cook it in a pan. However, I decided to stick to my cooking instincts for the recipe (an arrogant sniff). I love you mom, Jamie Oliver and Masterchef Australia for that :)
Serves 2 helpings
Ingredients
175 gms of Prawns, deveined and cleaned
3 tbsp Olive Oil4-5 Thai chillies, sliced diagonally
6 cloves of Garlic, crushed and chopped
1/2 a Lemon
1/4 tsp of Lemon Zest
1 Onion, finely chopped
a few stems of Coriander leaves, finely chopped
1/2 tbsp Ginger,finely chopped
1/2 tbsp Sugar. ( I would have liked to use palm sugar but I was out of stock)
1/4 tsp Black Pepper, crushed
1 tbsp Butter
As I go to the shelf to pick up some meat, I see some yummy seafood, which I would order only at a restaurant or wait for my awesome cook of a mommy to turn it out of her pan. And in one of those "what the fuck" moments, I pick up some prawns to satisfy my chef "keeda". I dont know how to clean them. I dont know how to cook them. The prawns, I mean. However, I know that coconut milk would go perfectly well with it. Nope. No Luck.Out of Stock.
I got back home at 9 and decided to just quickly read up online on how to clean the thingie and how much time does it take to cook it in a pan. However, I decided to stick to my cooking instincts for the recipe (an arrogant sniff). I love you mom, Jamie Oliver and Masterchef Australia for that :)
Serves 2 helpings
Ingredients
175 gms of Prawns, deveined and cleaned
3 tbsp Olive Oil4-5 Thai chillies, sliced diagonally
6 cloves of Garlic, crushed and chopped
1/2 a Lemon
1/4 tsp of Lemon Zest
1 Onion, finely chopped
a few stems of Coriander leaves, finely chopped
1/2 tbsp Ginger,finely chopped
1/2 tbsp Sugar. ( I would have liked to use palm sugar but I was out of stock)
1/4 tsp Black Pepper, crushed
1 tbsp Butter
Salt to taste
Mix the prawns with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, garlic, lemon, lemon zest, salt and chillies in a bowl. Rest it for 30 minutes.
Cooking:
Heat a pan with the rest of the oil. Add ginger and onions. Stir till slightly brown and add the prawns with the marinate. Cook each side of the prawn for about 45 seconds. Add pepper,sugar and coriander. Mix well. Finish it off with the butter.
And thats my lunch for tomorrow at work. Hope I dont ruin my chutti with food poisoning.The only problem with the dish was that it wasnt as dry as I had imagined it to be. The prawns and the onions left a lot of water. Didnt want to over cook my prawns, so I just let it be. It is yummy though :)
PS: Note to me: SAVE UP for your own Canon DSLR 650D :).Phone pics are gross and dated.
Food Marriage Tips:
1) Seafood needs lemon and salt. Always marinate/dress/serve with lemon. Seafood also start to cook in lemon juice. Hence depending on how long you have marinated it, you may have to reduce the cooking time (on fire).
Mix the prawns with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, garlic, lemon, lemon zest, salt and chillies in a bowl. Rest it for 30 minutes.
Cooking:
Heat a pan with the rest of the oil. Add ginger and onions. Stir till slightly brown and add the prawns with the marinate. Cook each side of the prawn for about 45 seconds. Add pepper,sugar and coriander. Mix well. Finish it off with the butter.
And thats my lunch for tomorrow at work. Hope I dont ruin my chutti with food poisoning.The only problem with the dish was that it wasnt as dry as I had imagined it to be. The prawns and the onions left a lot of water. Didnt want to over cook my prawns, so I just let it be. It is yummy though :)
PS: Note to me: SAVE UP for your own Canon DSLR 650D :).Phone pics are gross and dated.
Food Marriage Tips:
1) Seafood needs lemon and salt. Always marinate/dress/serve with lemon. Seafood also start to cook in lemon juice. Hence depending on how long you have marinated it, you may have to reduce the cooking time (on fire).
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