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Sticky soy and tamarind prawn udon

Prep time
5 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Serves
2

Ingredients

  • MSC certified coldwater prawns
  • 300g
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 red chillies,
  • sliced 2 spring onions,
  • sliced 2 garlic cloves,
  • diced 1 inch thumb of ginger,
  • grated 300g udon
  • 1 tsp tamarind paste
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp cornflour

To serve:
More spring onions, chillies and sesame seeds!

Method

  1. Start by adding vegetable oil to your work and get it nice and hot. Add chopped spring onions, chillies, garlic and ginger and fry for 2 mins.
  2. In a bowl whisk together, the tamarind, soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil and honey.
  3. Prepare your udon according to packet instructions and add them to the wok, along with the sauce and prawns.
  4. Make a cornflour slurry using the excess liquid in the wok and add it in. Stir everything together for 2-3 mins on a high heat, until the sauce tightens up and serve.