any prawn/ shrimp recipe?

[cooking newbie]

hi,

I'm new in cooking and I want to know what other ways to cook prawns.

I only know buttered garlic shrimp and chili shrimps.

what else?

thanks

[horst]

  It's hard to beat a nice pot of fresh shrimp, boiled just a few minutes in salted water with a good squirt of lime juice, a chopped up red chili and a sliced up onion. Make a huge bowl, invite good friends over, open a nice pinot grigio and enjoy.

[prawnslover]

Stirfry prawns

Prawns
veg oil
2 table spoons of chinese oyster sauce
1 table spoons of tomato ketchup
sugar to taste
Shao Xing chinese wine
Chillie if u like them spicy

Voila!
YUMMY!

[top n tail]

does anyone know how to peel your prawns prior to cooking so that they just have the last segment and tail attached?

[well]

you can buy some salt and pepper prawn mix in Supermarkets.

Dead easy to use.

Just dry fry the prawns in a wok add chopped or rather sliced chilli as many as you want and similar amount of chopped spring onion.
Then add the salt and pepper mix.
About half as much as advised on the packet. and quickly stir fry for a minute and serve.
The packet will also suggest frying in a small amount of oil but I find this tends to clog things up and dry frying is better.

Very nice.

Not as good as the real thing which I've only managed to find in the seafood restaurants in Sai Kung.

[kopiko]

does anyone know how to peel your prawns prior to cooking so that they just have the last segment and tail attached?

Ehhh... when you peel them leave the last segment and tail attached?

After peeling, slice the back with a sharp knife and pull out the intestines.

[top n tail]

does anyone know how to peel your prawns prior to cooking so that they just have the last segment and tail attached?

Ehhh... when you peel them leave the last segment and tail attached?

After peeling, slice the back with a sharp knife and pull out the intestines.

I've tried that, the tail always pops off the end!  Maybe I'm just too heavy handed!

[wasabi mayo]

lightly-battered deep fry them and serve with wasabi mayonnaise and I am coming over!

[jing]

hello, this is jing i really like to eat chilli shrimp but i dont know how to cook, can u please teach me


thanks

[Venice]

Not to forget the irresistible "Cereal Prawns" (some call them Butter Prawns) , Mixture packages available at the markets, soooooo yummmy!

[k]

 Hi, this is a quick and easy and yummy prawn recipe from Ken Hom. the salt marinade makes them incredibly crunchy, but don't leave them in too long or it will come out too salty. basil is used more like a vegetable here. again you'll have to adjust it to your taste.

Crystal prawns with basil and chilli

Serves a hungry 2 people or 4 if you have other dishes

Ingredients

600 g mid-sized prawns, shelled and deveined
one pack or big fistful of basil, stems can be throw in dish as well
1-2 large red chillies, chopped and deseeded to your liking
2-3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp sea salt
whie pepper to taste
peanut oil and canola oil (buy Canadian please and help my farmer relatives)
1-2 tbsp rice wine

Method

1) dehead, peel and devein prawns, shake off excess water
2) mix in bowl with sea salt andlet sit, leave no longer than 20 minutes!
3) while prawns soak, cut up chillies and garlic
4) at end of 20 minutes, wash prawns gently but thoroughly to get all the salt off, pat dry with paper towel before frying
5) heat up a wok or big high-sided frying pan, when hot put in a tbsp or so of peanut oil and another of canola oil, or 2 tbsp peanut oil
6) stir fry the chillies and garlic for about one minute, then throw in prawns and half of the rice wine
7) stir fry prawns for 2 minutes
throw in the basil, when it wilts the dish is done

you may need to put in a bit more rice wine at the end, it's best with a bit of sauce over top of your rice.

Happy Eating