Choo Chee Prawns

ingredients

• 16 fresh prawns (king prawns), peeled and deveined
• 300ml coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 1 tablespoon chilli garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 5 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 handful basil leaves
• 1 large chilli, sliced into long pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 spring onion stalk, finely diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 a lime juiced

method

1. Heat olive oil in a deep hot pot.
2. Fry garlic, onion and chilli in the pot for 2 minutes or until onions become translucent.
3. Boil coconut milk in the pot for 4 minutes on medium heat.
4. Add red curry paste and chilli paste and stir for 2 minutes.
5. Add fish sauce, sugar and kaffir lime leaves and lime juice and cook for a further 2 minutes.
6. Add prawns for 4-5 minutes or until fully cooked through. Remove kaffir lime leaves and stir well.
7. Turn heat off and add basil leaves.
8. Garnish with spring onion and serve with rice.