Sticky chilli prawn stir-fry
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Dan Jones
Sticky chilli prawn stir-fry
Recipe by Ailsa Brown
Homemade stir-fry sauce is much more delicious than shop-bought, and cheaper too. Once you have the Asian store cupboard essentials, you'll be set for lots more stir-fries to come!
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
384Kcal
Fat
10gr
Saturates
1gr
Carbs
49gr
Sugars
11gr
Fibre
4gr
Protein
22gr
Salt
1.7gr
Ailsa Brown
Ailsa is our former Food Assistant. She loves creating delicious food that can be whipped up without a fuss and is always thinking about her next meal. She has a thing for pickles, anchovies and Japanese street food.
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Ailsa Brown
Ailsa is our former Food Assistant. She loves creating delicious food that can be whipped up without a fuss and is always thinking about her next meal. She has a thing for pickles, anchovies and Japanese street food.
See more of Ailsa Brown’s recipes
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 x 240g packs Taste the Difference aromatic stir-fry mix
- 4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 4 tbsp lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp ready-made garlic and ginger paste
- 2 x 180g packs peeled raw king prawns
- 2 x 250g packs steamed rice
Step by step
- Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or frying pan over a medium heat and add the harder parts of the stir-fry mix, keeping the softer leafy greens aside. Stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a small wide frying pan, mix together the remaining oil with the sweet chilli sauce, lime juice, fish sauce and garlic and ginger paste. Cook over a high heat for a few minutes until reduced, sticky and bubbling.
- Add the prawns and the leafy parts of the stir-fry mix to the wok with the veg and cook for 2-3 minutes. Cook the rice per pack instructions.
- Serve the vegetables and prawns over steamed rice and drizzle the sticky sauce over each dish.
Chef quote
To make it veggie, omit the prawns and add chopped firm or marinated tofu
