Chinese Prawns Recipe

The best tender and juicy Prawns Stir Fry, smothered in a homemade sweet and spicy chili sauce! This delicious prawn dish is all you need for a busy weeknight. From start to finish, it only takes 15 minutes to make!

Course Appetizer or main dish

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword Chinese Prawns, prawn dishes, prawn recipes, Prawns Stir Fry, recipes with prawns, simple prawn recipes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 337kcal

Author Isabel Laessig

Equipment

Pan
Bowl for mixing

Ingredients

½ pound prawns or shrimp we recommend buying frozen prawns or shrimp
1½ Tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon ground paprika

Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

½ Tablespoon sesame oil for frying
3 Tablespoons light soy sauce
1 Tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon sesame oil for the sauce
1 Tablespoon sweet chili sauce
Splash rice wine vinegar
½ Tablespoon granulated garlic or powdered garlic

To Serve

Sprinkle sesame seeds
1 red chili pepper finely chopped
3 spring onions roughly chopped

Instructions

Pat thawed raw prawns dry with a paper towel to remove excess water.
½ pound prawns or shrimp
Place the prawns into a small bowl. Sprinkle flour and ground paprika over the prawns, then mix to fully coat them with the flour and paprika.
1½ Tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon ground paprika
Heat a pawn on the stove over medium. Add sesame oil.
½ Tablespoon sesame oil
Once hot, add the prawns to the pan. Stir fry for 30 seconds or until just pink. Remove them from the heat.
In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, sweet chili sauce, rice wine vinegar, and garlic powder until fully combined.
3 Tablespoons light soy sauce, 1 Tablespoon honey, 1 Tablespoon sesame oil, 1 Tablespoon sweet chili sauce, Splash rice wine vinegar, ½ Tablespoon granulated garlic
Return the pan to the heat. Pour the sauce over the prawns and bring it to a simmer. Once simmering, cook for another 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
When the sauce has thickened, remove the pan from the heat. Stir in chopped chili and spring onions.
1 red chili pepper, 3 spring onions
Serve with rice and sprinkle sesame seeds over top (optional). Enjoy!
Sprinkle sesame seeds

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Notes

Need a substitute for sesame oil? I recommend olive oil or canola oil if desired.
We recommend serving these stir fry prawns over rice, noodles, or with thin cut vegetables, like carrots and cucumbers cut julienne!
Frozen prawns or shrimp work best. They taste just as delicious and you don’t have to peel them yourself, so you save a lot of time and hassle. It’s a win-win!
If you like your Chinese prawns' recipe extra spicy, try adding a dash of red pepper flakes.

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