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How To Make Chili Basil Prawn | Lockdown Chefs

#Lockdownchefs : Chilli basil prawns is the easiest Chinese dish to make. All you need is some sauces and of course some basil leaves. Simplest dinner you can toss up in 15 mins. Best served with noodles

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Tasmayee Roy is an assistant editor at exchange4media and runs a food blog.

Dish Name: Chili Basil Prawn
Chef: Tasmayee Roy (@luchi_and_co)

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INGRIDIENTS

500 grams medium sized prawns marinated for 30 mins with crushed pepper and garlic
8-10 tablespoon of sunflower oil
1 onion cut in diced pieces
Basil leaves 8-10
Chopped garlic (5-6 cloves)
4-5 slit green chilies
2 tsp dark soya sauce
4-5 tsp of sweet-chili sauce
Handful of chopped spring onion

METHOD

Step 1 In a pan heat 4-5 tsp of oil and fry the marinated prawns

Step 2 Prawns don’t take much time to fry so try them for about 3 to 4 minutes still return pinkish orange. Keep the fried prawns aside

Step 3 In the same oil add a little bit more oil and throwing your chopped garlic, onions and chilies

Step 4 Once the onions have turns translucent and the basil leaves and the dark soya sauce and sweet chili sauce. Give it a good mix

Step 5 Cook the sauce for 5 mins and add the fried prawns

Step 6 Add about half cup water and cook for 3-4 mins

Step 7 Add 1/2 tsp corn flour stirred in Luke warm water and cook for a minute

Step 8 Add chopped spring onions and some more basil and your dish is ready to serve

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