Spicy Prawn Gambas

Recipe by: pamdavies

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Prep: 15 mins Cook: 20 mins
Serves: 6

This is a Spanish recipe adapted by Filipinos. The Spaniards usually eat this with bread, but most Filipinos have gambas with rice or on its own as a snack while drinking beer.

Ingredients

500g fresh medium-sized prawns

50g margarine or butter

1/2 tbsp tomato sauce or diluted tomato puree

5 heaping tbsp of minced garlic

1 onion, finely chopped

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 regular-sized red chillies, chopped

1 tbsp salt

1 tbsp breadcrumbs

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Preparation method

Unshell and de-vein prawns.

In a frying pan or wok, saute and brown garlic in margarine on medium fire. Add onion and chillies. Keep stirring. When onions have turned slightly transparent, add prawns. Stir for about 3 minutes.

Add tomato sauce, black pepper and salt. Cover and let cook for about 5 minutes.

Add breadcrumbs to thicken sauce. Stir for about 1 minute and serve hot.