Dessert for 6
Red Sweet and Sour Prawns
$9.21for 420 minServes 6
Prawns, pineapple, peppers, and onion simmer in a bright sweet-and-sour sauce thickened with cornflour.
Photo: bbcgoodfood.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical | 15 oz | $1.83Typical price |
 | Shrimp$7.99/lb typical | 0.75 lb | $6.17Typical price |
| Cornmeal, grits, polenta$0.08/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.03Typical price |
 | Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $1.00Typical price |
| Red onions$1.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $1.49Typical price |
| Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical | 1 | $0.60Typical price |
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.93Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.25 | $0.25Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $0.25Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $13.81 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsAsian sauces and pastesSoy sauceOlive and cooking oilMustard, mayo, ketchupVinegarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Shrimp for White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock)about $1.00/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Red onions for Onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
- 20 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
ChineseDairy-freeBudgetDesserts
$2.30 per serving$9.21 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 432 g can pineapple chunks drained and juice reserved
- 1/2 tsp chinese five-spice powder
- 1 pinch ground white pepper plus a pinch extra to serve
- 2 tbsp shaoxing rice wine
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 350 g raw tiger prawns patted dry
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 1/2 cm piece ginger finely grated
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 1/2 spring onions finely sliced
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 100 ml vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp clear rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
Steps
- Toss the prawns with five-spice powder, white pepper, rice wine, soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon cornflour, then rest for 5 minutes.
- Whisk the reserved pineapple juice, vegetable stock, remaining cornflour, soy sauce, ketchup, rice vinegar, and golden syrup together.
- Heat rapeseed oil in a large wok over medium-high heat and stir-fry the garlic, ginger, onion, chili, and red pepper for 3 minutes.
- Pour in the sauce and add the pineapple, then simmer for 2 minutes until thickened.
- Add the prawns and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring, until pink, opaque, and 145 F.
- Stir in the sesame oil and spring onions, then season with white pepper.
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