Thai prawn skewers with noodle salad

Recipes / Fish

Fire up the barbecue! This recipe will bring the tastes of Thailand to your backyard.

Recipe «Thai prawn skewers with noodle salad» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 6 large stalks lemongrass, trimmed, 2 limes, 1 large red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 3cm piece ginger, grated , 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 24 green king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact , 125g rice stick noodles, 1 carrot, peeled, cut into thin strips, 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into thin strips, 1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips, 1/4 cup mint leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 6 large stalks lemongrass, trimmed 
  • 2 limes 
  • 1 large red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 3cm piece ginger, grated 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 24 green king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact 
  • 125g rice stick noodles 
  • 1 carrot, peeled, cut into thin strips 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into thin strips 
  • 1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips 
  • 1/4 cup mint leaves 

Instructions

  1. Remove thick outer layers from lemongrass. Cut stalks into four 5cm lengths. Cut each piece in half lengthways.
  2. Juice 1 lime. Combine lime juice, chilli, garlic, ginger, fish sauce and oil in a bowl.
  3. Thread 1 prawn onto 1 skewer, piercing tail and top. Thread 1 piece lemongrass onto skewer. Repeat with another prawn and piece of lemongrass. Repeat with remaining skewers, prawns and lemongrass. Brush skewers with marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  4. Make rice noodle salad: Soak noodles in a bowl of warm water for 5 minutes or until soft. Drain and return to bowl. Add carrot, cucumber, capsicum and mint. Toss to combine.
  5. Preheat a barbecue plate or grill on high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high. Barbecue skewers for 1 to 2 minutes each side or until prawns are cooked.
  6. Cut remaining lime into wedges. Serve skewers with lime wedges and noodle salad.