Poached Prawn in Coconut Juice (Tôm Hấp Nước Dừa)

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Today we make another exotic and interesting recipe, Poached Prawn in Coconut Juice (Tôm Hấp Nước Dừa). This recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make. In Vietnam, we usually use live prawns. However, here in the US, we have to settle for frozen ones. The main ingredients are prawns and coconut juice. The interesting thing is the cooked prawns taste somewhat like steamed crab legs. I guess you can have them as a cheap alternative to crab legs. You can have them with dipping sauce made with lemon, salt and black pepper.

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Poached Prawn in Coconut Juice (Tôm Hấp Nước Dừa)

Less than 10 minute recipe, Poached Prawn in Coconut Juice (Tôm Hấp Nước Dừa). The cooked shrimps have a similar taste of steamed crab legs.

Course

Appetizer, Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine

Vietnamese

Prep Time

2 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

• 1 lb prawns
• 1 coconut (or coconut juice)

Accompanion

• lemon
• salt
• ground black pepper

Course Appetizer, Main Dish, Side Dish Cuisine Vietnamese Prep Time 2 minutes Cook Time 5 minutes Servings servings Ingredients 1 lb prawns 1 coconut (or coconut juice) Accompanion lemon salt ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Use a sharp knife to cut the coconut top.

   
2. Pour the coconut juice into a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Place in the prawns and cook for 5 minutes or until fully cooked.

   
3. Arrange the cooked prawns around the coconut fruit. Deco with parsley and cherry tomatoes.

   
4. It can be served with lemon-salted-pepper mixture.
   
   
   

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