King Prawns

Name: King Prawns (Gung Pao)
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 5 white peppercorns; Pinch white (granulated) sugar; 6 green king prawns (raw jumbo shrimp); 6 green king prawns (raw jumbo shrimp); 1 coriander (cilantro) root; 2 cloves garlic (optional); 5-10 fresh small green chillies; Pinch salt; 30 mL (2 tablespoons) lime juice; 1 teaspoon castor (superfine) sugar; 15 mL (1 tablespoon) fish sauce

Gung Pao

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Thai Cuisine

By David Thompson

Published 1993

About

USE VERY LARGE, fresh prawns or perhaps even a large mud crab.

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic
1 coriander (cilantro) root
5 white peppercorns<

Asia
Thailand
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

In a mortar and pestle (or a food processor), crush together the garlic, coriander root, peppercorns, salt and sugar. Marinate the prawns in this mixture for 1 hour. Grill or broil for about 2 minutes, or until cooked, and serve with the sauce.

To make the sauce, in a mortar and pestle (or a food processor), crush together the coriander root, garlic, chillies and salt until fine, then a