Prawnwheels in Cucumber Saute Recipes

Ingredients :

1 large cucumber

400g prawns shelled, tails retained, serve prawns with tails up like cartwheels

1 tbsp oil

3 cloves garlic, pounded roughly

1 tbsp tomato sauce

1 tbsp chili sauce

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp palm sugar (gula melaka)

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

garnish of curry leaves or mint

Method :

Seed cucumber by cutting in half, and run a spoon through the centre to remove seeds. Slice thinly wit skin. Preheat browning dish for 6 minutes on high. Heat oil for 1 minute on high, then add garlic and cook for 30 seconds on high. Add the prawns, chili and tomato sauces, which will sear well in the heat. Cook for 8 minutes on high, toss to reposition the prawns; cook for 4 minutes on high. Prawns should be on outer edge of plate to cook best. They are cooked when pink in color.

Add fish sauce, sugar and pepper to prawns. Stir well. Remove prawns with slotted spoon to leave liquid in dish. Keep prawns warm, but cook cucumber in the liquid for 2 minutes on high. Serve prawns on bed of cucumber and garnish with fresh smashed curry leaves or mint.

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