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For the dressing

For the crispy shallots

  • 5 shallots
    thinly sliced
  • vegetable oil
    for frying
  • flour
    for dusting

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal331
  • fat7g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs53g
  • sugars7g
  • fibre2g
  • protein18g
  • salt1.41g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    For the crispy shallots, heat 5cm of oil until hot in a wok. You will know the oil is hot enough when one piece of shallot sizzles as soon as it’s dropped in. Toss the shallot slices with flour, shake off excess and fry in the oil until golden. They fry quickly, about 1 min. Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with salt and set aside.

  • step 2

    To make the dressing, mix the lime juice, sugar, fish sauce and garlic and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, pour boiling water over the noodles. Leave them for 2 mins or until they are just cooked, then rinse under cold water. Drain well, shaking the sieve numerous times to get out the excess water, then place back in the bowl. Add prawns, onion, chilli, cucumber and herbs. Pour the dressing over, mix, then sprinkle with the shallots and peanuts.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2011

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.4 ratings

jkb95

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I liked the taste it was very fresh and filling! I made a peanut butter and siracha sauce in case it was bland but it was lovely without it as well!

cajb02

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I didn't find that there were too many noodles, but I added more prawns so perhaps that helped. I also added a small amount of chopped ginger to the sauce and it tasted great! Good, easy recipe :)

Chris Hall

It wasn't too bad taste wise but I really don't think the quantity of noodles can be correct, it was simply just noodles with a tiny bit of other ingredients - maybe the recipe meant 200g of cooked noodles. If I do make this again I will halve the noodles at least.

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