Garlic Brandy Prawns Recipe

This is my favorite way to eat prawns! It only takes 15 minutes to make and the brandy adds unexpected sweetness and depth of flavor. By the way, prawn and shrimp are one and the same. Mom taught me how to make this. Prawns vs. Shrimp: Its the same thing. No difference. I just like calling big shrimp “prawns” – just a fancier word for $4 more a pound.

Garlic Brandy Prawns

5 from 1 vote
Servings 4 as part of multi-course meal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound tail-on shrimp/prawns, deveined
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 stalks green onion, cut into 2” pieces
  • 1 tablespoon brandy
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions
 

  • Rinse prawns, pat completely dry and marinate in cornstarch and 1/2 tsp kosher salt for 5 minutes. Heat your wok or large skillet over high heat. When wok is hot, add 2 tbl cooking oil. When oil is hot and just starting to smoke, add prawns. Fry until they are half-done, approximately 1-2 minutes. Remove from wok, leaving the oil in the wok.
  • Turn heat to medium-high. Add the garlic, fry for 10 seconds. Add the brandy, salt, sugar, butter. Cook sauce for 1 minute to thicken slightly. Add the half-cooked prawns and green onion. Fry until prawns are cooked through, about 2 minutes (depends on size of your prawns)
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