Garlic butter noodles with prawns
The buttery, garlicky noodles made famous by Vietnamese restaurants in California.
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Ingredients
- Egg noodles300 g
- Cooked king prawns, frozen250 g
- Butter50 g
- Garlic5 cloves
- Soy sauce30 ml
- Spring onions1 bunch
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, granulated sugar. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Gluten, Egg, Shellfish, Milk, Soya.
Always check the label. Products vary by shop and brand, so check what you actually buy for allergens and anything else you avoid.
Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Cook the noodles following the pack instructions and drain, keeping a small cup of the cooking water.300 g egg noodles
- Crush the garlic. Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat and cook the garlic gently for 2 minutes, without letting it brown.50 g butter5 cloves garlic
- Add the prawns and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until pink and hot all the way through.250 g cooked king prawns, frozen
- Add the noodles, the soy sauce, a teaspoon of sugar and a splash of the cooking water. Toss for 1 minute until glossy and scatter with sliced spring onions.30 ml soy sauce1 bunch spring onions
Keep the heat gentle under the garlic. Soft and sweet is the aim, not browned.
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