Lemongrass chilli prawn tacos with crunchy salad

Lemongrass chilli prawn tacos with crunchy salad

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Luca Villari and The Lucky Taco's Sarah and Otis Frizzell share their recipe for these delicious lemongrass chilli prawn tacos. Pair with a homemade coconut sauce for a stunning lunch or dinner bite

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Ingredients

  • 16 - 20 large tiger prawns, heads removed, peeled and deveined
  • Marinade
  • zest and juice 2 limes
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, roughly chopped
  • 2 clove garlic
  • 1 red chilli, halved and deseeded
  • 1/4 cup coriander leaves
  • 6 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • Coconut sauce
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 small shallots, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon peeled, grated ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 red chilli, halved lengthways, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 425 millilitre tin coconut cream
  • juice 2 limes
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped
  • Salad
  • 200 gram snow peas, trimmed, blanched in boiling water for 30 seconds, refreshed in cold water then thinly sliced on an angle
  • 3 celery stalks, trimmed and cut into matchsticks
  • 2 - 3 red radishes, thinly sliced on a mandoline or with a sharp knife
  • To serve
  • 12 small, soft flour tortillas
  • 2 handfuls watercress
  • toasted peanut halves (optional)
  • 8 - 12 lime halves, cooked cut-side down on a griddle pan or barbecue grill until slightly charred

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