Chilli & Garlic Prawns with fried rice

I often make fried rice, but when I serve it with chilli and garlic prawns they really enhance each other.  I once served them with sautéed scallops to a client who could afford to eat anywhere in the world and he wanted to come back for more….I was so pleased, that’s what it’s about.

Ingredients:

• 500gms green prawns – shelled with tail left on
• 2 long red chillies – chopped finely
• 2 cloves garlic – crushed
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Sea salt & pepper
• 25gms butter
• ½ cup chopped parsley

Method

1. In a bowl toss prawns, chillies, garlic, olive oil, salt & pepper.
2. Heat a large frypan, when hot add butter until it melts and foams, then and prawn & marinade and cook tossing often for 3 minutes until cooked.
3. Remove from pan and put into warmed serving dish, sprinkle with chopped parsley for freshness. The prawns are ready when they change colour.

Fried rice:

• 1 cup Basmati rice – rinsed
• 1 egg – beaten
• 2 green shallots – sliced
• 3 rashers of bacon – chopped and rind removed
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp canola or vegetable oil

Method:

1. Cook rice in a large pot of boiling salted water until just done, still slightly hard in centre.
2. Drain and place on a large plate to cool and dry out for 10 minutes.
3. Add a dash of canola oil to a non-stick saucepan and pour in in egg cook on low heat until set.  Remove from pan with spatula.  Wipe pan out.
4. Add another dash of oil and cook bacon until slightly crispy.
5. Add shallots and ginger and cook for 2 mins until soft.
6. Add rice and stir fry until heated through.
7. Add egg and soy sauce and toss through.  Make sure you stir often so it doesn’t stick, or become hard.

Serve with chilli and garlic prawns and enjoy!!!

Please leave a comment if you have enjoyed my recipe so I know if I am making people happy ❤️