Assam Prawns

Assam prawns is a simple dish to cook and needs only a few ingredients - prawns and assam paste (tamrind pulp). This is one of my favourite seafood dish. Everytime when i'm back in penang, we will pay a visit to fisherman's village and without fail, assam prawns will be on the menu. My dear grandma used to cook this dish but hers is the dry version and slightly burnt..hmmm, can't remember the time she last cooked it. When writing this recipe, an idea came to mind, instead of pan-frying them, i can bbq them! I'm sure it's gonna be as good, yes?? Shall give it a try~


Ingredients

8-10 prawns, leave shell intact
1 1/2 tbsp tamarind pulp
4 tbsp water
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
dash of dark soya sauce

1. Mix tamarind pulp with water and extract the juice from the tamarind pulp.
2. Marinate prawns with tamarind paste that has been mixed with water. Add in sugar, salt and dark soya sauce. Leave aside for 20 minutes. Discard the pulp.
3. Heat up a wok and fry prawns till they are cooked.
4. Dish out and serve immediately.