Stir-fried lemon prawns and squid

Name: Stir-fried lemon prawns and squid
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Malay
Ingredients: steamed rice, to serve; 2 large red Chinese or Dutch chillies, finely sliced; 2 large red Chinese or Dutch chillies, finely sliced; 8 teaspoons Laksa Paste; 3 teaspoons fish sauce; 50 ml/1½ fl oz lemon juice; 100 g/3½ oz snow pea sprouts; ½ cup lemon basil or basil leaves; ½ cup lemon basil or basil leaves; 12 green king prawns/shrimp; 12 green king prawns/shrimp; 8 small squid, cleaned; 40 ml/1¼ fl oz vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 4 red shallots, finely sliced; 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Stir

By Christine Manfield

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

12 green king prawns/shrimp
8 small squid, cleaned
40 ml/1¼

Australian
Asia
Oceania
Malaysia
Australia
Malacca
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia

Method

Peel and devein prawns, leaving tails intact. Cut squid tubes into thick strips lengthwise and carefully score inner flesh diagonally.
Heat both oils in a wok and fry shallots, garlic and chilli over high heat for 30 seconds. Add laksa paste, fish sauce and lemon juice and fry for another minute or so until fragrant.
Add prawns and squid (tentacles, t