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Malaysian Coconut Prawns with Cognac + 100 Inches of Glorious Press
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Malaysian Coconut Prawns with Cognac + 100 Inches of Glorious Press

9 ingredients 5 min + 7 min openrecipes
Malaysian Coconut Prawns with Cognac + 100 Inches of Glorious Press

And I thought there would be NO WAY that I could create a better shrimp/prawn stir-fry than Garlic Brandy Prawns How wrong I was! An armchair round trip ticket to Rasa Malaysia inspired me to a...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

621
Calories
28g
Protein
39g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cognac Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp/prawns (yes, they are the same thing) - washed, deveined and patted really dry
  • 2 stalks scallions, cut into 2" lengths
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 3 tablespoons Cognac (Brandy or Rum make good substitutes)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (1/2 tsp table salt)
  • 3/4 teaspoon sugar (omit sugar if you are using sweetened coconut flakes)
  • few whole small Thai bird chili (if you like very spicy, chop)
  • 1/4 cup grated coconut (try to find unsweetened coconut, but sweetened will work just fine)
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

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By steamykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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