Bang bang prawn salad
A Vietnamese dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 36 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 15 minPrep (about)
- 21 minCook (about)
- 36 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 9 oz shrimps Shopping tip: Shrimp (UK: prawns). Raw or frozen works.
Fresh & other
- 6 oz rice noodles
- 4 tbsp peanut butter
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp coconut milk
- 4 green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
- 1 cucumber
- 13 oz bean sprouts
Sauces & oils
- 4 tbsp sweet chile sauce
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Cook the noodles following pack instructions.
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Rinse under cold water.
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Drain well.
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Half the spring onions, sweet chilli sauce and Coconut milk, adding 1-2 tbsp of water.
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Do it to loosen the mix to a drizzling consistency in a small pot melt together the peanut butter.
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Mix the beansprouts, cucumber and noodles in a serving dish.
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Top using your prawns, drizzle over your peanut sauce and scatter over the rest of the spring onions.
On the side: Cucumber salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Thinly slice the cucumbers.
- Toss with the rice vinegar and a pinch of salt. Let it sit a few minutes.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.