Spicy rice with prawns

Spicy rice with prawns
  • Serves: 1
  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins

A quick, easy and tasty recipe that's also low in cost.

Ingredients

  • 5ml/1tsp oil
  • 1 small leek, sliced
  • 5ml/1tsp red curry paste
  • 50g/2oz basmati rice
  • 50g/2oz frozen peas
  • 50g/2oz peeled prawns
  • 1 large British Lion egg

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the leek and fry for 2 mins. Stir in the curry paste and rice and cook for 1 min. Add 300ml/1/2pt water, cover and cook for 5 mins. Uncover and cook for a further 3 mins or until the rice is nearly tender and most of the liquid gone.
  2. Stir in the peas and prawns, then make a well in the centre of the rice. Carefully crack in the egg; cover and cook for 2-3 mins or until the egg is cooked to your liking. Serve immediately.

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