Name: Prawns, red pepper and spinach stir-fry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil; 1 garlic clove; 2 cm piece of ginger; 1 small red pepper; 1 chilli (optional); 150g pack raw peeled king prawns; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp Thai fish sauce; 2 large handfuls of baby spinach leaves; To serve: lime juice

Prawns, red pepper and spinach stir-fry

11 Aug 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

If you're after a pretty simple yet tasty dish for supper or lunch, this prawns, spinach and pepper stir-fry will be an excellent choice! It's ready within ten minutes - then serve it with Jasmine rice or noodles.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil
1 garlic clove
2 cm piece of ginger
1 small red pepper
1 chilli (optional)
150g pack raw peeled king prawns
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp Thai fish sauce
2 large handfuls of baby spinach leaves
To serve: lime juice

Instructions

Finely slice the garlic and ginger. If used, deseed the chilli, then finely chop it.
Finely slice the red pepper.
Heat a wok until it's really hot. Add the oil, and a few seconds later, the garlic, ginger and chilli.. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the pepper and stir-dry for 2 minutes.
Add the prawns, stir-dry for 2-3 minutes until they change colour. Add the soy or fish sauce.
Stir in the in the spinach, stir-fry for a minute or so until the spinach starts to wilt.
Serve immediately.