Garlic & Cilantro Braised Tiger Prawns in Honey Mustard Sauce
A delightful dish that is easy, tasty and colourful
Seafood lovers can never be tired of shrimp. The rest of us too can quite agree that it can be an amazingly tasting food when prepared with good taste. Try this low fat, seafood recipe of tiger prawns and be open to a feeling of craving for more.
1. Tiger Prawns
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Butter, unsalted | 1 tbsp |
| Lemon juice, freshly squeezed | 2 tbsp |
| Salt | to taste |
| Black pepper, freshly ground | to taste |
| Tiger prawns, peeled and deveined | 4 nos |
| Cilantro, finely chopped | 1/2 tsp |
Method
- Mix together the butter, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until the butter melts. This step should take about 1 minute.
- Add the prawns and stir. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the prawns are just about opaque. This should take about 5 minutes.
2. Vegetables
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Carrots, scooped | 2 nos |
| Potatoes, scooped | 2 nos |
| Squash, scooped | 2 nos |
| Button mushroom, boiled | 2 nos |
| Olive oil | 1 tsp |
| Salt and pepper | to taste |
Method
- Take a melon scooper and scoop the vegetables in proper shape
- Boil the vegetables
- Toss them in olive oil
- Season with salt & pepper
3. Honey Mustard Sauce
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Honey | 2 tsp |
| Mustard paste | 1/2 tsp |
| Lemon juice | 1 tsp |
Method
In a small bowl, whisk the honey, mustard paste and lemon juice together until well blended.
4. Garnish
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Ripe apple and tomato | 1 nos |
| Coriander sprigs | 5 |
| Garlic, peeled | 4 nos |
| Tooth picks | 4 nos |
Serve tiger prawns and vegetables with honey mustard sauce and garnished with the above. The lightened honey mustard sauce goes well with the shrimp and the dish can be an amazing candidate for your first course.
Nutritive Value
| Calories | 385 | Vitamin D (mcg) | 0 | |
| Protein (g) | 42 | Vitamin E (mg) | 3 | |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 40 | Folate (mcg) | 78 | |
| Fiber (g) | 4.5 | Pantothenic Acid (mg) | .8 | |
| Total Fat (g) | 3 | Calcium (mg) | 106 | |
| Trans Fat (g) | 0 | Copper (mg) | .08 | |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 278 | Iron (mg) | 6 | |
| Vitamin A RE | 217 | Magnesium (mg) | 38 | |
| Vitamin A Carotenoid | 217 | Manganese (mg) | .35 | |
| Vitamin A Retinol | 0 | Phosphorus (mg) | 95 | |
| Vitamin A (Beta Carotene) (mcg) | 1292 | Potassium (mg) | 692 | |
| Thiamin (mg) | .09 | Selenium (mcg) | 4 | |
| Riboflavin (mg) | .18 | Sodium (mg) | 363 | |
| Niacin (mg) | .9 | Zinc (mg) | .6 | |
| B6 (mg) | .22 | Omega 3 (g) | .2 | |
| B12 (mcg) | 0 | Omega 6 (g) | .07 | |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 116 |
