Vietnamese Prawns with Coriander and Rice Noodles
I absolutely adore these sweet, sour, flavours in the dressing. The sugar and the saltiness of the fish sauce are perfectly offset by the heat of the chilli.
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 700g (1½lb) tiger prawns, peeled, scored down the back, deveined, rinsed and patted dry!
- 2 tsp finely grated ginger
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 115g (4oz) thin rice stick noodles, softened in boiling water for 5 min, drained and rinsed,
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 115g (4oz) mange tout, cut in half, (or bean sprouts, rinsed and drained)
- 115g (4oz) spring onions, sliced
- 75g (3oz) peanuts, toasted under the grill until golden (rub off skins, then blow them away outside!!), and chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
VIETNAMESE DRESSING
- 50g (2 oz) sugar, or more to taste
- 100ml (3 fl.oz) fish sauce
- 100ml (3fl.oz) Japanese rice vinegar
- 2 small chillies, seeded and sliced finely
- 4 cloves of crushed garlic
Method
- Mix all the ingredients for the dressing and add more sugar or soy sauce if it needs it.
- In a bowl, toss together the prawns with the ginger and fish sauce. Arrange the noodles on serving plates, or one large plate.
- Heat a wok, add 1 tbsp of the oil, and cook the prawns until they are just cooked, about 2-3 minutes, add the mange tout and spring onions, and cook for 1 more minute.
- Transfer to the plate on top of the noodles Sprinkle over the toasted peanuts, coriander and dressing. Serve either hot or cold.