The prawn curry recipe can also be an alternative side dish, especially for those of you who want to eat seafood.
There’s no need to buy it outside the house, which can be expensive, while the portions are less than satisfying.
Therefore, it is better to cook it yourself with ingredients and spices that are easy and affordable to get.
Giant prawns which are quite large in size are indeed a special dish, especially when cooked with curry spices.
Where the seasoning consists of a variety of typical Indonesian spices which make the dish taste umami.
It is known that various animal protein ingredients can be cooked in curry, including prawns. For those of you who are curious about cooking and tasting it, please read the complete recipe for giant prawn curry first below.
Ingredients
5 – 7 medium sized fresh giant prawns
1 lime
2 red tomatoes each cut into 4 parts
500 ml shrimp stock
750 ml water for boiling shrimp heads and shells
Enough cooking oil for frying
Softened seasoning
5 red onions
2 cloves of garlic
2 cm ginger
2 cm turmeric
4 roasted candlenuts
1 tablespoon salt
2 combrang flowers
Other spices
1 turmeric leaf
1 stalk of lemongrass crushed
2 cm of galangal crushed
2 pieces of kandis acid
10 green cayenne peppers
Basil leaves to taste
Supplementary material
Prawn crackers to taste
Fried shallots to taste
How to cook prawn curry
After all the ingredients and seasonings above are provided in full, you can immediately practice how to cook the prawn curry recipe using the following steps.
First clean all the prawns that have been provided under running water. Remove and set aside the head and shell, but do not throw them away.
After that, put the prawns in a bowl, then add lime juice. Stir briefly and let sit for about 10 minutes to get rid of the fishy smell. After 10 minutes, rinse all the shrimp with clean water. Set it aside for now.
Meanwhile, boil the head and shell in the prepared water. Boil until it boils and makes broth, then strain the water to use as a cooking ingredient.
Next, heat a frying pan and add cooking oil to stir-fry. Once the oil is hot, saute all the ground spices until fragrant.
Add all the other prepared spices, except cayenne pepper and basil leaves. Stir evenly until all the spices are wilted.
After that, add the prawns and tomatoes, then stir evenly. Cook until the shrimp change color. Then, pour the shrimp stock into the pan.
Reduce the heat on the stove and stir gently. After that, add whole green cayenne pepper. Please taste a little of the dish to correct the taste.
Before turning off the stove, sprinkle basil leaves to make it more aromatic. Turn off the stove and the dish is ready to be served.
Prepare a medium sized bowl for plating, then pour in the cooked prawn curry. Sprinkle with fried shallots to taste and complete with shrimp crackers. Don’t forget to prepare warm white rice when you want to make it a side dish to eat.
