Lunch
Yuzu and Tamarind Glazed Prawn Bowl
A Japanese-Indian bowl, tiger prawns tossed in a yuzu and tamarind glaze where the Japanese citrus brightness and the Indian sour-sweet depth are both built into the cooking from the start, served over coconut rice with pickled cucumber and a sesame and chilli crunch.
$9
15 minsPrep
15 minsCook
30 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
520Calories
28gProtein
16gFat
62gCarbs
12gSugar
6gFiber
740mgSodium
172mgChol
0gSat Fat
Goes well with
Sake (Junmai Daiginjo)
local
Yuzu and Green Tea Highball
international
High Protein
Gluten-Free
Dairy-Free
fusion-kitchen
Instructions
1
Prep
Peel and devein 150g tiger prawns. Grate 1 clove garlic, finely slice 0.5 small chilli. Whisk together tamarind paste, yuzu juice, honey, soy sauce, garlic, and chilli until smooth. Thinly slice 0.5 medium cucumber and 0.5 avocado. Slice 1 spring onion. Measure rice, coconut milk, water, and all garnishes.
2
Boil
Combine coconut milk, water, and salt in a small saucepan, bring to a boil. Add 90g jasmine rice, cover, reduce to lowest heat, cook 12 minutes. Remove from heat, rest covered 5 minutes until fluffy and tender.
3
Build
While rice cooks, toss cucumber slices with rice vinegar, caster sugar, and salt. Set aside to lightly pickle, 10 minutes.
4
Sear
Heat 1 tsp neutral oil in a frying pan over high heat until shimmering. Lay prawns in a single layer with a pinch of salt, cook 1.5 minutes per side until pink and curled. Pour glaze over prawns, toss 1 minute until sticky and caramelised on every prawn.
5
Plate
Spoon coconut rice into a bowl. Arrange glazed prawns, pickled cucumber, and avocado slices over rice. Scatter sesame seeds, spring onions, and fresh coriander over the top. Serve immediately.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 300g300g raw tiger prawns
- 2 tsp2 tsp neutral oil
- 2 pinch2 pinch fine sea salt
- 3 tbsp3 tbsp tamarind paste
- 3 tbsp3 tbsp yuzu juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 11 small fresh red chilli
- 2 tsp2 tsp sesame oil
- 180g180g jasmine rice
- 200ml200ml coconut milk
- 160ml160ml water
- 200g200g cucumber
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp1 tsp caster sugar
- 160g160g avocado
- 2 tsp2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- 22 spring onion
- 10g10g fresh coriander
