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Whisky and chilli tiger prawns
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Whisky and chilli tiger prawns

6 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 as a starter or 2 as a main course openrecipes
Whisky and chilli tiger prawns

This is best served as a starter. Sucking the sweet sauce off the juicy crustaceans is an experience to be savoured, never hurried. Shelled and unshelled prawns are both fine to use. Serve with a green salad and hunks of crusty bread.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

278
Calories
24g
Protein
14g
Fat
16g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Whisky 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

  • 2 limes
  • 90ml/3½fl oz whisky
  • 180g/6½oz soft light brown sugar
  • 20 raw tiger prawns
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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