Photograph of the finished Cattail Shoots Stir-Fried with Prawns

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Cattail Shoots Stir-Fried with Prawns

25 min Hands-on time
EasyDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Cattail shoots Cattail shoots 2.2 lb
  • Photograph of Prawns Prawns 2.2 lb
  • Photograph of Garlic Garlic 20 cloves
  • Photograph of Fish sauce Fish sauce ⅓ cup
  • Photograph of Shallots Shallots 1.2
  • Photograph of Oil Oil ⅔ cup
  • Photograph of Chilli Chilli 8
  • Photograph of Black pepper Black pepper 0.4 oz
  • Photograph of Spring onion Spring onion 2.8 oz
  • Photograph of Steamed rice Steamed rice 1.8 lb

Method

  1. 1 Wash the water spinach, then cut it into 5 cm pieces and remove the outer, tough layers.
  2. 2 Peel the shrimp, pat them dry, and toss with salt and pepper.
  3. 3 Sauté the shrimp over high heat for 60 seconds, then remove from the pan.
  4. 4 Sauté the garlic and shallots, then add the water spinach and stir-fry over the highest heat for 90 seconds.
  5. 5 Water spinach should only be stir-fried for 90 seconds to keep the stems crisp and tender; stir-frying it for too long will make the stems tough and sour.
  6. 6 Add the shrimp, season with fish sauce, then sprinkle with chili and green onions.
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