LEMONGRASS & SHRIMP CLEAR BROTH

SERVES 1

 

175

calories per serving


 
 

Ingredients

  1 courgette/zucchini weighing 200g/7oz

  1 tsp olive oil

  75g/3oz raw, shelled king prawns/jumbo shrimp

  ½ lemongrass stalk, finely chopped

  ½ red chilli, deseeded & finely sliced

  ½ onion, sliced

  1 tsp freshly grated ginger

  1 garlic clove, crushed

  2 tsp soy sauce

  370ml/1½ cups chicken stock

  2 tbsp lime juice

  Salt & pepper to taste


 

Method

1 Top & tail the courgette and use the shredder blade to turn into thin noodles.

2 Gently heat a non-stick saucepan on the hob with the olive oil and sauté the prawns, lemongrass, chilli, onion, ginger & garlic for 2 minutes.

3 Add the soy sauce, stock & courgette noodles and simmer for 3-5 minutes or until the noodles are tender and the prawns are cooked through.

4 Stir through the lime juice, season and serve.

 

CHEFS NOTE

Half a teaspoon of ground ginger is fine to use if you don’t have fresh root ginger.