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Gung Kratiem (Prawns With Garlic)

Cuisine: Thai
Type: Fish
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlOil
2 tablespoons 30mlGarlic cloves - finely chopped (large)
6 tablespoons 90mlRaw king prawns - shelled, deveined, (large)
1 tablespoon 15mlFish sauce
1 tablespoon 15mlLight soy sauce
4 tablespoons 60mlFish stock or broth
1   Ground white pepper
  Lettuce, parsley sprigs and
  Cucumber slices, to garnish

Recipe Instructions

Line a serving dish with lettuce, parsley sprigs and a few slices of cucumber. Reserve. In a work or frying pan, heat the oil until a light haze appears. Add the garlic and fry until golden brown . Add the prawns and cook briefly, stirring all the time, until they start to become opaque. Stirring briskly after each addition, add the fish sauce, light soy, dark soy, stock and white pepper. By now the prawns should be cooked through. Turn the heat up to maximum for a few seconds quickly to reduce the liquid to about 3 tbs.. Turn onto the prepared serving dish and serve.

Source:
Mesquite Cookery by John 'Boog' Powell

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