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    Pan-fried Garlic Prawns with Soy Sauce

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    Say hello to your new favourite weeknight meal. Quick and easy, pan-fried garlic prawns with soy sauce, garlic, and green onions is a simple Chinese stir-fry dinner bursting with so much flavour that can be served, from prep to table, in under 15 minutes. Mind blown.

    Quick and easy, pan-fried garlic prawns with soy sauce, garlic, and green onions is a simple but  flavourful Chinese stir-fry made in under 15 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com

    It takes about 5 minutes to prep and less than 10 minutes to cook. No joke. In 10 minutes, you can make an impressive, mouth-watering, flavourful seafood meal for yourself, or your family and friends.

    Ingredients in Garlic Soy Sauce Prawns

    • vegetable oil - essential for stir-frying.
    • prawns - 10 prawns, peeled and deveined. This is a small batch meal perfect for one person.
    • sauce - made with soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, brown sugar
    • garlic - adds flavour.
    • water - keeps the sauce from drying out during the cooking process.
    • green onions - added at the end for flavour.
    Quick and easy, pan-fried garlic prawns with soy sauce, garlic, and green onions is a simple but flavourful Chinese stir-fry made in under 15 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com

    How to Make Pan-Fried Garlic Prawns with Soy Sauce

    1. Make the sauce. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, cooking wine and brown sugar. Stir and set aside.
    2. Stir-fry. Heat oil in a frying pan. Add garlic and sauté over medium heat until it starts to brown. Add prawns and sauce (from step 1). Stir for 1 minute. Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side. When you are flipping the prawns halfway, add the water.
    3. Serve. Add green onions and serve.
    Quick and easy, pan-fried garlic prawns with soy sauce, garlic, and green onions is a simple but flavourful Chinese stir-fry made in under 15 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com

    How to Serve Soy Sauce Garlic Prawns

    This is a small batch recipe perfect for one or two people (10 prawns). You can easily double or triple the recipe to serve a crowd. I love to serve these prawns on their own as an appetizer or as full-on meal over some coconut rice, fried rice or noodles. They are also really good with mashed potatoes.

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    Quick and easy, pan-fried garlic prawns with soy sauce, garlic, and green onions is a simple but flavourful Chinese stir-fry made in under 15 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com

    Pan-fried Garlic Prawns with Soy Sauce


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    • Author: Sam | Ahead of Thyme
    • Total Time: 13 minutes
    • Yield: 10 prawns
    • Diet: Gluten Free
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    Pan-fried garlic prawns with soy sauce is so easy to prepare and make. It makes a delicious appetizer or can be served over rice.


    Ingredients

    • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
    • ½ tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
    • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
    • 1 large clove garlic
    • 10 prawns, deveined
    • 2 tablespoons water
    • 1 tablespoon green onions, sliced

    Instructions

    1. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, cooking wine and brown sugar. Stir and set aside.
    2. Heat oil in a frying pan. Add garlic and sauté over medium heat until it starts to brown.
    3. Add prawns and sauce (from step 1). Stir for 1 minute.
    4. Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side. When you are flipping the prawns halfway, add the water.
    5. Add green onions and serve.
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 8 minutes
    • Category: Seafood
    • Method: Stovetop
    • Cuisine: Chinese

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    Quick and easy, pan-fried garlic prawns with soy sauce, garlic, and green onions is a simple but flavourful Chinese stir-fry made in under 15 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
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    1. Jessica {Swanky Recipes} says

      February 17, 2016 at 7:38 am

      This sounds amazing! The hubs would love me to make this dish. I love to use soy sauce to flavor meat dishes and I bet it taste wonderful in this dish, too!

      Reply
      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        February 17, 2016 at 11:41 am

        Thanks!! Soy sauce is so good in this dish, you will love it!

        Reply
    2. Sarah - The Charming Detroiter says

      February 16, 2016 at 6:31 pm

      Wow these look so simple! I absolutely love prawns and I love finding new and simple ways of enjoying them 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        February 16, 2016 at 8:04 pm

        Anytime, Sarah 🙂

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    3. Peter @ Feed Your Soul Too says

      February 16, 2016 at 6:03 pm

      Simple but deep flavor.

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    4. Lisa H| Lisa's Lemony Kitchen says

      February 16, 2016 at 5:54 pm

      Your pan fried prawns looks plump and gorgeous.
      i have to give it a go 😀

      Reply
      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        February 16, 2016 at 8:03 pm

        Thanks! You will love it! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Bea says

      December 21, 2015 at 9:16 pm

      These look so good and your photography is gorgeous!

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        December 21, 2015 at 9:53 pm

        Thanks Bea! You have to try it 🙂 It tastes as good as it looks!

        Reply
    6. Traywick says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:02 am

      Ur websit was very interesting for us! I will thank you you a lot to sharing this awesome info!

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        December 19, 2015 at 10:48 am

        You're welcome Traywick! Thank YOU for visiting and I am glad that you enjoyed my blog 🙂

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