Posted on November 15, 2016 by Jenny Cromack

Winter is here, but that doesn’t mean you need to consume vast quantities of heavy starchy food, instead make a meal like this prawn stir fry and use spices to keep your meals warming and satisfying. This simple prawn stir fry can be whipped up in 20 minutes perfect after a hard day in the office.

prawn stir fry

Serves 2 people.

Ingredients:

  • Prawns: 2 palm fulls
  • Cabbage Green : 4 large leaves
  • Cabbage Red: 4 large leaves
  • Bean-sprouts: palm full
  • Carrots: 2 large
  • Red onion: 1 whole
  • Spring Onions: At discretion
  • Bell Peppers: 2 whole
  • Water-chestnuts: 75g
  • Garlic: At discretion
  • Lime: 1/2

Spices: (Once again, at discretion)

  • Ginger
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • Chili Flakes
  • Black pepper

Process

  1. Shred all vegetables, or if you’re old school, get the knife out and dice/tear
  2. Super heat a wok
  3. Add small amount of coconut oil, or high quality olive oil
  4. Combine prawns/ shredded onions and spices to the pan
  5. Stir fry, you have 2 minutes to throw in some dance moves as it cooks
  6. Throw in the veg
  7. Continue to stir
  8. Garnish the top with some coriander…. squeeze some lime all over
  9. Sit at the table and devour.

Let me know if you make any interesting tweaks on this simple prawn stir fry recipe.