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Salt & pepper prawns
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Salt & pepper prawns

14 ingredients 10 min + 10 min Serves 6-8 as part of a buffet openrecipes
Salt & pepper prawns

Use Sichuan peppercorns to flavour shellfish with a celery-like taste, then create a Chinese-style chilli garlic dip

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

304
Calories
26g
Protein
14g
Fat
21g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 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
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0
Coriander 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 tbsp cornflour
  • vegetable oil , for deep frying
  • 24 large king prawns , peeled and deveined, with tails
  • pea shoots or baby salad leaves, to serve (optional)
  • 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 2 tbsp sea salt flakes
  • large pinch of chilli flakes
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 small red chilli , finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • juice 3 limes
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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