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Recipe·~20 min·pescatariandairy-freelow-carb

Kung Po Prawns

A seafood dish from the Chinese kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 400g Prawns
  • 2 tbs Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp Tomato Puree
  • 1 tsp Corn Flour
  • 1 tsp Caster Sugar
  • 1 tsp Sunflower Oil
  • 85g Peanuts
  • 3 Large Chilli
  • 1 tbs Brown Sugar
  • 6 cloves Garlic Clove
  • 450g Water Chestnut
  • to taste Ginger

Method

  1. Mix the cornflour and 1 tbsp soy sauce, toss in the prawns and set aside for 10 mins. Stir the vinegar, remaining soy sauce, tomato purée, sugar and 2 tbsp water together to make a sauce.
  2. When you’re ready to cook, heat a large frying pan or wok until very hot, then add 1 tbsp oil. Fry the prawns until they are golden in places and have opened out– then tip them out of the pan.
  3. Heat the remaining oil and add the peanuts, chillies and water chestnuts. Stir-fry for 2 mins or until the peanuts start to colour, then add the ginger and garlic and fry for 1 more min. Tip in the prawns and sauce and simmer for 2 mins until thickened slightly. Serve with rice.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52946), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysiuZm9FIxs.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1415664/kung-po-prawns.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
320kcal
Calories
26g
Protein
22g
Carbs
14g
Fat
4.0 g
Fiber
8.0 g
Sugar
900 mg
Sodium
Iron14%
Calcium7%
Vitamin D
Vitamin C17%
Vitamin B1254%
Potassium11%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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