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Slow-Cooked Prawn with tamarind and jaggery

A golden take on Prawn Skewers, built on tamarind and jaggery and finished the way we like it. Ready in about 1 hr 5 min and easily enough for 2 people.

4.3 from 1,158 cooks
Prep15 min
Cook50 min
Serves2
LevelAdvanced
Free to cook
Slow-Cooked Prawn with tamarind and jaggery
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the tamarind and jaggery elements, and pat the prawn dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Turn up the heat and add the prawn. Cover and cook low and slow, stirring now and then, until rich and spoonable.

Stir in the garam masala and the rest of the tamarind and jaggery flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the baby potatoes along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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