Chinese Prawns Recipe (2024)

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My Chinese Prawns Recipe is a tender prawns stir fry smothered in a homemade sweet and spicy chili sauce! This is an easy prawn dish you will love on a busy weeknight. It takes just 15 minutes to make from start to finish!

Prawn Recipes

This easy prawn dinner idea is a delight in the kitchen, especially if you’re short on time! Once the prawns are in the pan, they take only seconds to cook, turning bright pink when they’re ready to serve.

Prawn recipes like my simple prawns stir fry are so easy to prepare, and their subtle, delicate flavor means they pair well with bolder ingredients like soy sauce and garlic.

It takes just 15 minutes from start to finish to make my easy Chinese prawns recipe, including the sauce! The next time your family craves takeout, make my easy prawn recipe instead.

Fantastic dish! My son even loved it and he is a firefighter with some great culinary skills. So easy to make (which I love!) and fast (besides time to remove the vein out of the prawns). Will make again! Served with rice. Perfect Chinese food night in.

Robin

Chinese Prawn Recipe Ingredients

• Frozen prawns
• Flour
• Paprika
• Sesame seeds
• Red chili pepper
• Spring onion

Sweet Chili Sauce Ingredients

• Sesame oil
• Soy sauce
• Honey
• Sesame oil
• Sweet chili sauce
• Rice wine vinegar
• Garlic powder

How to Make Chinese Prawns

1. Pat dry thawed raw prawnsonto a paper towel to remove any excess water. Place the prawns into a small bowl and sprinkle flour and ground paprika. Mix well to fully coat the prawns.
2. Place a pan on medium heat and add sesame oil. When hot, add in prawns and stir fry for 30 seconds or until pink. Remove from the heat while preparing the sauce.
3. How to make Sweet Chili Sauce:Mix together soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, sweet chili sauce, rice wine vinegar, and garlic powder. Return the pan to the heat and pour the Chinese sauce over the stir-fried prawns. Bring to a simmer, and cook for another 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
4. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the chopped chilli and spring onions.
5. Serve with rice and sprinkle over sesame seeds (optional). Enjoy!

Chinese Prawns Recipe Tips

• I recommend using olive oil or canola oil if you need a substitute for the sesame oil.
• Try serving these stir fry prawns over rice, noodles, or with thin cut vegetables, like carrots and cucumbers cut julienne!
• Frozen prawns or shrimp work best. They taste just as delicious and you don’t have to peel them yourself, so you save a lot of time and hassle. It’s a win-win!
• If you like your Chinese prawns recipe extra spicy, try adding a dash of red pepper flakes.

Prawn vs. shrimp: which should I use?

You can use shrimp and prawns interchangeably for this simple prawn recipe and others, but Asian prawn recipes are so delicious, I guarantee you will want to give it a try with prawns first.

Fresh or frozen prawns?

Most prawns are frozen at some point when you buy them at the store. I recommend using frozen prawns as they are much easier to cook, no peeling required⁠, and the taste is just as delicious! If you’re using shrimp, I recommend the same.

Prawn Recipes FAQs

Recipes with Prawns

• Shumai Recipe
• Shrimp Linguine
• Portuguese Empanadas
• Shrimp Bisque

What to Serve with Prawns Stir Fry

• White Rice
• Orzo Pasta
• Asparagus Fries
• Asian Coleslaw
• Blistered Shish*to Peppers

Try our Easy Mongolian Beef next!

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