Red Curry Prawns

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs shrimp or 2 lbs prawns, cleaned and deveined
• 3/4 cup chicken stock (i just use powdered bouillon, reconstituted.)
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup creamed coconut (i just eyeball half a can)
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed (about one really large clove. i like garlic.)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons cayenne powder (more or less to taste)
• salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a saucepan, saute chopped onion, garlic paste and ground cloves.
• 2 fry lightly, add flour, turmeric, cayenne, sugar and cinnamon.
• 3 cook gently for a few minutes.
• 4 gradually add stock and creamed coconut to the pan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer for ten minutes.
• 6 add the shrimp/prawns and lemon juice. season with salt to taste, cook for another ten minutes.
• 7 serve over rice. be warned, this is not for the faint of heart! spicy :).