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Chilli prawns with tofu and Asian chives

Kitty Da Silva from Good Food Live
Piquant prawns and smooth golden tofu combine to make a tongue-tingling treat in this moreish main course from Kitty Da Silva

Chilli prawns with tofu and Asian chives

Method

1. Heat a little groundnut oil in a frying pan over a moderate heat and fry both side of the tofu until golden brown, drain then cut it into cubes.

2. Using a mortar and pestle, grind the chillies, garlic, ginger, shallots and shrimp paste together.

3. Heat a little more oil in a frying pan and fry the paste for a couple of minutes.

4. Add the prawns, cubed tofu, oyster sauce, tomato sauce and soy sauce, stirring well.

5. Reduce the heat and allow the prawns to cook fully for another couple of minutes then add the chives and stir.

6. Serve immediately with boiled Thai rice.

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Serves: 4

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 10 min

Ingredients
groundnut oil, for shallow frying
1 block of Tofu
6 large fresh chillies, roughly chopped
3 garlic clove, roughly chopped
2 slices of Ginger, roughly chopped
5 Shallots, roughly chopped
1 tsp shrimp paste
20 large Prawns, skinned and deveined
3 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
4 tbsp dark Soy sauce
1 bunch of Chives, chopped