Low calorie prawn recipe
Many people are still under the widely inaccurate misbelief that healthy foods are a chore to make and dull to eat. This could not be further from the truth. You can never beat a one-pan meal for simple yet delicious food, much better than chicken nuggets don’t you think?
If you’re new to the one-pan life and are looking to slim down you can’t go wrong with Thai prawns with pineapple and green beans.
Prawns and shrimps are a low-fat source of protein, calcium, potassium and vitamin A. The low-cal portions of prawns are an all round pleaser in terms of health and taste when complimented by light citruses and rich tomatoes, so you can tuck in without that guilty feeling on your mind.
To make the dish you will need:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 lemongrass stalks, tough outer leaves removed, the rest finely chopped
thumb-sized piece
100g fresh pineapple
chunks
100g green bean
100g whole cherry tomato
200g raw king prawn
small pack Thai basil leaves or regular basil leaves
For the sauce:
4 tbsp lime juice, plus wedges to serve
2 tbsp liquid chicken stock
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp soft brown sugar
As with all recipes, this one is great to mess around with and try new flavours so these ingredient and instructions can be a guideline for a blossoming chef. That in mind, however, these ingredients in the recipe are constructed for the best fitness results, making an adult portion just 220 calories and 7g of fat.
To cook, heat the oil in a large pan (or wok if you have one) and begin to lightly sauté the lemongrass and ginger. One they begin to get a brassy gold colour to them pour in the pineapple, beans and cherry tomatoes and fry all together for three to five minutes.
Then comes your last additions, add in the sauce and the prawns with a hint of basil. Fry until the prawns are completely cooked through then elegantly serve with the lime and remaining basil for garnish. All in the space of about ten to fifteen minutes.
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