Happy Chinese (or Lunar) New Year! My favourite thing about Chinese New Year is that my hubby will whip up a bunch of delicious Chinese dishes. This year he surprised me with my favourite perfectly cooked, juicy, tender tiger prawns in delicious garlic ginger soy sauce. So, of course I had to photograph and share his masterpiece recipe with you.
When my hubby prepares these Chinese dishes, it literally looks, tastes, and smells like it came from a fancy Shanghainese restaurant, but no, it came from my fancy Shanghainese husband... and in just 15 minutes (including prep time). Mind blown. Uhh, hello new favourite weeknight meal of all time.
Are Tiger Prawns Healthy?
Not only are tiger prawns delicious, they also have an impressive nutritional profile. They are a low-fat source of high-quality protein which makes them a healthier choice for protein than red meat, and with a lot less calories. AND they are a good source of vitamins and minerals including vitamin B-12, B-6 and niacin, iron.
Ingredients in the Perfect Tiger Prawns
It all comes down to flavour when we are talking about Asian cuisine. And these tiger prawns do not fall short. They are immersed in incredible Asian flavours, which you will taste with every bite. Here is what you will need:
- tiger prawns
- olive oil
- ginger
- garlic
- Chinese cooking wine
- soy sauce
- sugar
- black pepper (optional)
How to Make Tiger Prawns in Garlic Ginger Soy Sauce
It takes about 10 minutes to cook these tiger prawns, so of course, the steps will be pretty straightforward.
- Sauté ginger and garlic.
- Add tiger prawns.
- Stir in cooking wine.
- Stir in soy sauce.
- Stir in sugar and black pepper (optional) with some water.
If you are looking to turn this into a full meal, I recommend serving this with a side of noodles, coconut rice, or plain steamed rice.
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Tiger Prawns in Garlic Ginger Soy Sauce
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 servings
Description
10-minute tiger prawns in garlic ginger soy sauce is juicy, tender and immersed in incredible Asian flavours. It's the perfect weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons ginger, minced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 15 large tiger prawns, deveined, rinsed and dried
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper (optional)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add tiger prawns and stir to coat with oil. Continue to cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly to ensure even cooking on all sides.
- Stir in cooking wine and continue to stir for 15 seconds. Stir in soy sauce and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in sugar, pepper (optional) and water. Turn heat to high, cover and cook for 2 minutes.
- Turn heat down to low, give the prawns a final stir, ensuring that the sauce is coating prawns completely. Remove from heat. (Note: prawns will be done once they are evenly coloured and have shrunk in size but are no longer getting smaller).
- Serve with some cilantro on top.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Chinese
Keywords: prawns, tiger prawns, soy sauce prawns
Jazz says
This was delicious, but a bit salty. Serving it over rice, and adding the cilantro definitely helped. But if you plan on eating it without any starch accompaniments, you might want to cut back on the soy sauce, or dilute it a bit. I will be making this one again!!! Thank you!
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Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
Thank you for sharing!
Cliff says
This was like a dish you'd get in a high end Chinese restaurant - but better! My girlfriend and I saved the sauce after cooking and used it for dipping/dressing for some steamed rice. Soooo good.
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Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
Wow thank you for the compliment! My husband is so happy to hear this (he is the chef behind the recipe). We are so glad you loved the recipe 🙂
Kimberly Umana says
My newest favorite recipe. It tastes better than what you get at a Chinese restuarant.
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Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme says
Wow thank you so much Kimberly. You totally made my day!
Herma Gonseth says
This dish was amazing. Thank you!
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Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
So glad you like it! You are so welcome!
Jp says
Just cooked this for my wife, who's Shanghainese, for our anniversary dinner and she said it tasted like her dad's cooking, which is a huge compliment. Thanks for the recipe!
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Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
Amazing!! I guess my hubby did it right! So glad your wife approved 🙂
Joolz says
This was absolutely gorgeous. The flavour mix really complemented the prawns. My mix came out a little stickier with the sugar (me, not the recipe!!) but that made it more fun eating them with our fingers !!!!! haha!!
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Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
Thanks, so glad you enjoyed the recipe! Even if it's not sticky, I can't help but use my fingers too!