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Shrimp or Prawns with Potato
Total time85 min
Prep55 min
Cook30 min
Yield6 servings
DifficultyHard
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ChefAli Abboud

Shrimp or Prawns with Potato

A delicious and easy way to prepare shrimp. Try this method and you’ll make it your go-to shrimp recipe.

Ingredients

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  • 1 large potato
  • 10 large prawns (shrimp)
  • 1 dry onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4 green onions (scallions)
  • 1 green or colored bell pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric (or safflower for color)
  • A pinch of black pepper
  • Salt
  • A pinch of ground caraway
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, powdered or fresh
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup water

Method

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  1. Wash the potato, cut off the top quarter, and hollow it out without removing the skin.
  2. Deep-fry the potato in plenty of hot oil and set aside.
  3. Clean the prawns well and set them aside, keeping the tails on.
  4. Fry the finely chopped onion with the crushed garlic and all the spices listed in the ingredients.
  5. Add the prawns to the onion and garlic mixture and sauté for 10 minutes; add the water to extract the spices' flavors and to ensure the prawns are cooked.
    Timers: 10 min
  6. Stuff the prawns and seasoning mixture into the hollowed potato (as shown in the accompanying photo).
  7. Serve immediately while hot.

Recipe tags

MainsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeHardLong cook

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