Prawn stir-fry | Daily Mail Online

This is an odd one for us to include because, brrr, prawns, right? We have a hate/hate relationship with the little things here at Chubby Towers. However, we were given one of those fancy subscriptions where they send you a box of ingredients, a pleasing recipe card and enough packaging to make a forest cry. Included was a prawn stir-fry – and it was delicious. Perhaps it was the threat of starvation facing us as we looked down at the tiny ‘recommended portion size’ – but we overcame our prawn hatred, and vowed there and then to try to include prawns in our regular rotation.

493 calories

Serves 4

350g dried egg noodles

1 head of broccoli, cut into florets

2 tbsp light soy sauce

2 tbsp hoisin

1 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tbsp honey

oil, for frying

300g prawns, cooked and peeled

10 cloves of garlic, crushed

5cm ginger, grated

2 red chillies, sliced

1 large onion, sliced

2 carrots, sliced into matchsticks

2 spring onions, sliced

• Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the noodles according to the packet. Drain them and rinse under cold water, then drain again and set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring another pan of water to the boil and add the broccoli. Reduce to a simmer for 4-5 minutes, until the broccoli is tender but with a bit of bite. Drain and set aside.
• In a bowl mix together the soy sauce, hoisin, rice vinegar, honey.
• Heat a large frying pan over a high heat and spray with a little oil. Throw in the prawns and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently. Scoop them out into a bowl and set aside.
• Spray the frying pan with some more oil, then reduce the heat to low and add the garlic, ginger and chillies. Fry for around a minute, then increase the heat to medium-high and add the onion. Fry for a few minutes, then add the carrots and fry for a further 2 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low and add a couple of tablespoons of water to the pan. Cover with a lid and cook for a few minutes. Increase the heat again to medium then add the noodles. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes to warm through – if they get a big claggy, add a splash of water.
• Add the sauce mixture to the pan along with the broccoli and prawns. Fry for a further 1-2 minutes then serve, sprinkling the sliced spring onions over the top.