Prawns with Chayote in Turmeric Sauce recipe
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This delicious, attractively coloured dish is called Gule Udang Dengan Labu Kuning.
ingredients
1 - 2 chayotes or 2 - 3 courgettes
2 fresh red chillies, seeded
1 onion, quartered
5 mm (1/4 in) fresh lengkuas, peeled
1 lemon grass stem, lower 5 cm (2 in) sliced, top bruised
2.5 cm (1 in) fresh turmeric, peeled
200 ml (7 fl oz) scant 1 cup water
lemon juice
400 ml (14 fl oz) can coconut milk
450 g (1 lb) cooked, peeled prawns
salt
red chilli shreds, to garnish (optional)
boiled rice, to serve
2 fresh red chillies, seeded
1 onion, quartered
5 mm (1/4 in) fresh lengkuas, peeled
1 lemon grass stem, lower 5 cm (2 in) sliced, top bruised
2.5 cm (1 in) fresh turmeric, peeled
200 ml (7 fl oz) scant 1 cup water
lemon juice
400 ml (14 fl oz) can coconut milk
450 g (1 lb) cooked, peeled prawns
salt
red chilli shreds, to garnish (optional)
boiled rice, to serve
method
1. Peel the chayotes, remove the seeds and cut into strips. If using courgettes, cut into 5 cm (2 in) strips.
2. Grind the fresh red chillies, onion, sliced lengkuas, sliced lemon grass and the fresh turmeric to a paste in a food processor or with a pestle and mortar. Add the water to the paste mixture, with a squeeze of lemon juice and salt to taste.
3. Pour into a pan. Add the top of the lemon grass stem. Bring to the boil and cook for 1 - 2 minutes. Add the chayote or courgette pieces and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
4. Stir in the prawns and cook gently I for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove the lemon grass stem. Garnish with shreds of chilli, if using, and serve with rice.
2. Grind the fresh red chillies, onion, sliced lengkuas, sliced lemon grass and the fresh turmeric to a paste in a food processor or with a pestle and mortar. Add the water to the paste mixture, with a squeeze of lemon juice and salt to taste.
3. Pour into a pan. Add the top of the lemon grass stem. Bring to the boil and cook for 1 - 2 minutes. Add the chayote or courgette pieces and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
4. Stir in the prawns and cook gently I for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove the lemon grass stem. Garnish with shreds of chilli, if using, and serve with rice.
serving amount
serves 4
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