Spiced Prawns With Tomatoes

Submitted by Vseward Chef-V

"This recipe was adopted from John-Doh and is a Bahamian recipes. Posting in response to the carribean flare"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 2-3

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 large onion, halved and sliced
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄3 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder or 1/2 teaspoon fresh chili pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 8 ounces prawns
• 1 lb fresh tomato, peeled and chopped
• salt and pepper
• nutty flavoured brown rice or pasta

directions

1. Heat the oil and add the onion slices, frying gently until soft and golden. Add all spices and garlic and heat through a few minutes.
2. Now add prawns, stirring around to coat evenly with spice mixture. Add the tomatoes and some S+P, bringing to a simmer and cooking 20-25 minutes, uncovered, which will rake off a lot of water and reduce the tomato to a sauce.
3. Serve with rice or pasta.

Reviews

[A Good Thing]

Just the right amount of spice for the family...next time I would add a bit more for just myself. This was really good. I didn't have quite enough fresh tomatoes to make me happy so I added a can of chopped tomatoes...and it was YUMMY!!! Thanks for posting, V.

 

[Andi Longmeadow Farm]

Perfect, PErFEt! I was running around, thinking, thinking, what could I have for dinner, quick, (yes) tasty, (yes) easy, (yes), Caribbean, (yes) fit into *ZWT3 07*, (yes) can cook anytime, (YES!) Ya done it again, ~V. Had everything on hand, and ALL the seasoning was absolutely crazy, wonderful. Had a big bag of frozen prawns, fresh tomatoes, and pasta. What else could I say? TRY IT!