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Spicy Stir-Fried Prawns | Phad Khi Mao Kung

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This is the method used by Chef Anthony Tuttle at the Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa’s cooking school to prepare those delicious prawns. Serve the prawns with jasmine rice.

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Spicy Stir-Fried Prawns Ingredients

The Paste

  • 6 fresh Thai bird chiles, or substitute piquins, seeds and stems removed, chopped
  • 5 shallots, peeled and chopped
  • 10 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon shrimp paste

The Prawns

  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 12 large prawns, peeled and deveined, tail on
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • ½ cup chopped holy basil

Instructions

  1. With a mortar and pestle, pound the paste ingredients together to form a paste. It does not have to be smooth.
  2. Place the oil in a wok, heat, and then add the paste and stir-fry until fragrant.
  3. Add the prawns and stir-fry until cooked, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add the sugar and fish sauce and stir. Remove from the heat and add the basil.
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