Garlic Brandy Prawns

Garlic Brandy Prawns takes approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. Watching your figure? This gluten free and pescatarian recipe has 243 calories, 23g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. For $2.54 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have brandy, sugar, shrimp, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. A few people really liked this main course. It is brought to you by Steamy Kitchen. 23 people were glad they tried this recipe. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 39%. This score is not so excellent. Try Garlic Brandy Prawns, Garlic Brandy Shrimp, and Garlic Prawns for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp brandy

2 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp cooking oil

1 tsp cornstarch

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 stalks green onion, cut into 2” pieces

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 lb tail-on shrimp/prawns, deveined

1/2 tsp sugar

Equipment:

frying pan

wok

Cooking instruction summary:

Rinse prawns, pat completely dry and marinate in cornstarch and 1/2 tsp kosher salt for 5 minutes. Heat your wok or large skillet over high heat. When wok is hot, add 2 tbl cooking oil. When oil is hot and just starting to smoke, add prawns. Fry until they are half-done, approximately 1-2 minutes. Remove from wok, leaving the oil in the wok.Turn heat to medium-high. Add the garlic, fry for 10 seconds. Add the brandy, salt, sugar, butter. Cook sauce for 1 minute to thicken slightly. Add the half-cooked prawns and green onion. Fry until prawns are cooked through, about 2 minutes (depends on size of your prawns)

 

Step by step:


1. Rinse prawns, pat completely dry and marinate in cornstarch and 1/2 tsp kosher salt for 5 minutes.

2. Heat your wok or large skillet over high heat. When wok is hot, add 2 tbl cooking oil. When oil is hot and just starting to smoke, add prawns. Fry until they are half-done, approximately 1-2 minutes.

3. Remove from wok, leaving the oil in the wok.Turn heat to medium-high.

4. Add the garlic, fry for 10 seconds.

5. Add the brandy, salt, sugar, butter. Cook sauce for 1 minute to thicken slightly.

6. Add the half-cooked prawns and green onion. Fry until prawns are cooked through, about 2 minutes (depends on size of your prawns)


Nutrition Information:

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242k Calories
23g Protein
14g Total Fat
1g Carbs
5% Health Score
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Calories
242k
12%

Fat
14g
22%

  Saturated Fat
4g
27%

Carbohydrates
1g
1%

  Sugar
0.68g
1%

Cholesterol
301mg
100%

Sodium
1223mg
53%

Alcohol
1g
7%

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Protein
23g
47%

Selenium
54µg
77%

Manganese
0.49mg
24%

Phosphorus
227mg
23%

Vitamin E
2mg
18%

Calcium
173mg
17%

Vitamin K
17µg
17%

Copper
0.31mg
15%

Zinc
2mg
15%

Vitamin B12
0.85µg
14%

Iron
2mg
14%

Magnesium
39mg
10%

Vitamin C
6mg
8%

Vitamin A
237IU
5%

Folate
14µg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.68mg
3%

Potassium
115mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.18mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
2%

Vitamin B2
0.03mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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