Prawns Stir-fried in Chilli Paste

Name: Prawns Stir-fried in Chilli Paste
Ingredients: 300 ml or 1¼ cups vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon belachan; 10 fresh red chillies, deseeded if preferred; 5 dried chillies, soaked in hot water for at least 15 minutes; 600 g or 1¼ kg large prawns (shrimps); 600 g or 1¼ kg large prawns (shrimps); 1 to 2 tablespoons lime juice; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced

Preparation info

Makes
6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Growing Up In A Nonya Kitchen

By Sharon Wee

Published 2012

About

We used big prawns (shrimps) with their shells intact. Prawns (shrimps) were considered expensive so my mother sometimes rationed us to two or three. This chilli paste can also be applied to fried chicken wings.

Ingredients

600 g or 1¼ kg large prawns (shrimps)
5 dried chillies, soaked in hot water for at le

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Rinse the prawns and pat dry.
Remove the stems from the dried and fresh chillies. Pound or blend the chillies, along with the belachan, until fine.
Heat a sauté pan and add half of the vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, fry the prawns until they turn bright fiery red. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer the prawns to a plate.
Add the r