Noodle Recipes: Noodles with green prawn

Vietnamese noodles with green prawn

 

 

Serves 4

Ingredients Prepared:

    2 100g packets bean thread vermicelli (glass noodles)
    1 tbs sunflower or peanut oil
    400g green prawns, peeled (tails intact), deveined
    200g yellow butter beans, trimmed, cut into thirds
    1 tsp caster sugar
    1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice
    1/4 cup (60ml) fish sauce
    2 tbs rice vinegar
    1 long red chilli, seeds removed, very thinly sliced lengthways
    1 tbs black sesame seeds
    1/2 cup each torn mint and coriander

How to Cook:

Preparing Noodles

Soak the noodles in a bowl with boiling water, Cover and leave for about 10 minutes. Drain well and set aside.

Fry the green prawn

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the prawns, stir for about 2 minutes until on either side cooked through. Remove from the skillet and set aside.

Cooking Beans
In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook beans  for 2 minutes until just tender. Drain, then refresh in cold water.

Making Sauce

Combine the sugar, lime juice, fish sauce and vinegar in a large bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

Serve
Add the noodles, prawns, beans and remaining ingredients to the bowl with sauce. Toss to combine, then divide into 4 serving bowls and serve immediately.