Garlic & Chili Prawns

gilbz's Note:

I've always love crustacean dishes...especially prawns. In my hometown in Davao City, Philippines, there's one famous seafood resto that offers the best garlic prawns. I improved the dish by making it more spicy by adding...red and green chili peppers for that "kick".

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 350 g medium prawns
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces Sprite
• rock salt
• pepper

Sauce

• 7 garlic cloves , crushed
• 1 dash peppercorn
• 1 dash oregano , powder
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 dash ground basil
• 10 pieces green chili peppers , minced (siling labuyo)
• 1 piece red bell pepper , minced
• ¼ cup minced parsley
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons red pepper sauce (habanero)
• 4 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons sugarcane vinegar
• 1 tablespoon knorr liquid seasoning

Directions:

1. Remove legs and antennaes from prawns.
2. In a bowl, mix sprite, rock salt, pepper -- add prawns in the marinade, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. For the sauce, heat olive oil in a non-stick pan, saute garlic red and green peppers.
4. Add oyster sauce, red pepper sauce, honey, vinegar, liquid seasoning, sesame oil, 1 tbsp minced parsley, peppercorn, oregano, curry powder and basil. Whisk until well mixed. Put in a bowl and set aside.
5. In another non-stick pan, heat olive oil. Stir fry prawns for a minute, then pour 1/2 cup of the marinade.
6. Let marinade boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Then pour in garlic & chili sauce -- mix well.
8. Serve hot!

Reviews

[beach bum in the Philippines]

this is a great recipe, took it to my friend who owns a restaurant in tacloban, leyte, where i live and he made it,,,,,,now he wants to put it on the menu...thanks for a wonderful treat.....