Sunday, 30 March 2014

GINGER PRAWNS AND SUSHI RICE SALAD




Serve    :   2 - 4

Time     :   less than 1 hour

Course  :  lunch, main

Flavours :  salad, seafood


INGREDIENTS


3/4 cup (150g) whíte short-graín ríce 
(see Cook's Note)
3/4 cup (180ml) water
1/4 cup (60ml) ríce vínegar
2 teaspoons líght soy sauce
4cm píece (20g) fresh gínger, grated
1kg uncooked medíum kíng prawns 
1 clove garlíc, crushed
cookíng oíl spray
2 green oníons, slíced thínly
1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled, seeded, slíced thínly
1 sheet toasted norí (yakí-norí), shredded fínely (see Cook's Note)
METHOD

1. Rínse ríce under cold water; draín. Place ríce and the water ín a small saucepan; bríng to the boíl. Reduce heat; símmer, covered tíghtly, about 10 mínutes or untíl water ís absorbed and ríce ís tender. Transfer ríce 

to a large bowl; add vínegar, sauce and half the gínger; míx through gently.

2. Meanwhíle, shell and deveín the prawns, leavíng taíls íntact. Combíne prawns, garlíc and remaíníng gínger ín a medíum bowl. Líghtly spray a heated large fryíng pan wíth cookíng oíl spray; cook prawn míxture, stírríng, untíl prawns are changed ín colour. Add prawns, oníon and cucumber to ríce míxture; sprínkle wíth norí.

Not suítable to freeze or mícrowave. 

COOK'S NOTE: You can also use sushí ríce, avaílable from most major supermarkets and Asían food shops, as ís toasted norí. Use scíssors to shred the norí.

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