{"id":170006,"date":"2022-10-20T10:05:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T00:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=170006"},"modified":"2022-10-20T10:05:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T00:05:18","slug":"recipe-tamarind-prawns-from-what-i-cook-when-nobodys-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2022\/10\/20\/recipe-tamarind-prawns-from-what-i-cook-when-nobodys-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"RECIPE: Tamarind Prawns from What I Cook When Nobody&#8217;s Watching!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-Banner-14-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-Banner-14-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-Banner-14-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-Banner-14-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-Banner-14.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>What I Cook When Nobody&#8217;s Watching by Poh Ling Yeow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Poh Ling Yeow believes that the simpler we eat, the happier we are, and in this book she shares all the things she cooks when nobody&#8217;s watching.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reconnect with the simple pleasure of cooking for yourself and others with proper quickies, nourishing bowl food, comfort combos and crowd-pleasing feasts that take everyday ingredients to new and delicious places. Poh also shares hard-won wisdom, musings on the garden and cheeky household tips.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/what-i-cook-when-nobody-s-watching-poh-ling-yeow\/book\/9781760980146.html\">What I Cook When Nobody&#8217;s Watching <\/a><\/strong>is a celebration of good, honest food and will help you find beauty and ritual in the everyday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Learn how to Tamarind Prawns from <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/what-i-cook-when-nobody-s-watching-poh-ling-yeow\/book\/9781760980146.html\"><strong>What I Cook When Nobody&#8217;s Watching<\/strong>!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>love this classic South-East Asian combination because it\u2019s incredibly quick and simple yet produces such a dynamic balance of \ufb02avour. You can do a more classic sweet and sour version by substituting the tamarind with ketchup \u2013 YUP, ketchup \u2013 and if you\u2019re not a fan of seafood simply substitute the prawns for \ufb01nely sliced chicken or pork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"701\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/prawns.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170009 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/prawns.png 701w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/prawns-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2><strong><strong><strong><strong>Tamarind Prawns<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Feeds:<\/strong>&nbsp;3-4 as a shared dish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GF\/DF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>3 tablespoons olive oil<\/li><li>1 red onion, halved &amp; sliced into 5 mm strips lengthways<\/li><li>2\u20133 garlic cloves, crushed<\/li><li>1 yellow capsicum, quartered lengthways &amp; sliced into 5 mm strips<\/li><li>450 g raw prawns, peeled, deveined &amp; butter\ufb02ied<\/li><li>80 ml (1\/3 cup) tamarind paste OR 3 tablespoons ketchup<\/li><li>2 tablespoons sriracha chilli sauce, or to taste<\/li><li>2 tablespoons sugar<\/li><li>1\u20132 tablespoons \ufb01sh sauce, or to taste<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To Serve<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1\/2 cup roughly chopped coriander, including stalks<\/li><li>Steamed rice<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Method<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Combine the olive oil, onion and garlic in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Once it starts to sizzle, cook brie\ufb02y until the garlic is just starting to turn golden. Add the remaining ingredients and stir-fry until the prawns are just cooked through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immediately transfer to a plate, top with the coriander and serve hot with steamed rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/what-i-cook-when-nobody-s-watching-poh-ling-yeow\/book\/9781760980146.html\"> What I Cook When Nobody&#8217;s Watching<\/a> by Poh Ling Yeow (Pan Macmillan Australia) is out on the 25th of October.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/social-1200-nologo-comp-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/social-1200-nologo-comp-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/social-1200-nologo-comp-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/social-1200-nologo-comp-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/social-1200-nologo-comp.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The festival of new books! 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