Australian Prawn Recipes

Australian Prawns

Orange sweet and sour prawns with star anise and maple

We all know and love sweet and sour prawns, here's how to bring a modern twist to the classic with blood oranges, star anise and maple. The secret to a great result? Top-quality Australian Prawns.

Prep Time10 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time20 mins

Ingredients

2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil

3 garlic cloves, sliced

4 cm piece ginger, sliced

2 star anise

1 cinnamon quill

500 g peeled and cleaned Australian prawns, tails intact

3 blood oranges, 2 juiced, 1 sliced

¼ cup fish sauce

150 ml maple syrup

2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tsp cornflour

Shredded spring onion and red vein sorrel to garnish

Orange sweet and sour prawns with star anise and maple

Method

Heat the oil in a deep frypan over medium high heat.

Add the garlic, ginger, star anise and cinnamon and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.

Add the prawns and cook for a further minute then add the orange juice and slices, fish sauce and maple. Combine the vinegar and cornflour then add to the pan.

Stir to combine then bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes until thickened and prawns are cooked through. Serve topped with spring onion and red vein sorrel.

Serves 4.