Prawn Skewers with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Name: Prawn Skewers with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1kg large, raw prawns , with shell on (about 30); oil; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp ground cumin; a large pinch of turmeric; palm sugar or soft light brown sugar 100g; 2 fresh or dried, small red chillies , finely sliced; 4 kaffir lime leaves , finely shredded (optional) or zest of 1 lime; 5 tbsp roasted, unsalted peanuts , finely chopped; ¼ of a cucumber , seeded and finely chopped

Prawns are the obvious Aussie barbie cliché - with good reason, chargrilling brings out their naturally earthy flavours

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients

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Prawn Skewers with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Serves 4

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

483Calories

33 gProtein

29 gFat

31 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Peanut	1 oz (28g)	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Kaffir Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Turmeric	1 tsp ground (3g)	9
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Coriander	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cumin + turmerictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,698 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,536 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Coriander + cumintop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,866 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cumin + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,216 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Coriander + turmerictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,253 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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