Char-grilled Five Spice Prawns

Char-grilled Five Spice Prawns

Char-grilled five spice prawns are a great filling for Vietnamese rice flour crepes, bánh xèo, or served simply with a platter of fresh herbs and leaves – such as perilla, Vietnamese mint, Thai basil, bean sprouts and lettuce – and steamed rice. They can be threaded onto skewers for a barbecue too. However you serve them, add some nuoc mam cham (see video below), the sweet fish sauce that accompanies every Vietnamese meal, for drizzling or dipping.

Serves 2

Ingredients
  • 500g green prawns, peeled and deveined
  • Fresh herbs, for serving
  • Nuoc Mam Cham (Sweet Fish Sauce), for serving
  • Steamed jasmine rice, for serving

 

Five-Spice Marinade

  • ½ small brown onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 kaffir lime leaf, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon coconut cream
  • 1 teaspoon castor sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Chinese five spice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon pickled minced chilli
Method
  1. Make Five Spice Marinade: Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  2. Cut prawns into bite-sized pieces.
  3. Add to Marinade and stir to coat well.
  4. Cover and set aside for 30–60 minutes (or refrigerate for longer).
  5. Meanwhile, arrange herbs on a platter.
  6. Pre-heat a barbecue or char-grill pan to medium–high heat.
  7. Grill prawn pieces for a minute or 2, turning occasionally so they’re lightly-coloured all over and opaque almost all the way through, remember they’ll keep cooking in the residual heat after you remove them.
  8. Transfer to a platter and serve with fresh herbs, Sweet Fish Sauce and steamed rice.

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