Stir-fried Kohlrabi and Prawns with Vietnamese Sauce
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AuthorErica
Yield4generous servings
Ingredients
For the Sauce
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 small fresh or fermented red chili, or 1-2 tsp fermented chili sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce
For The Stir-Fry
2-3 tablespoons oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
4 medium kohlrabi, peeled and cut into rounds or half-rounds
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces on the bias
1 pound jumbo prawns, peeled and deveined (about 16 large prawns)
The small, tender greens from 4 medium kohlrabi, washed and trimmed of any tough stems
To Serve
Steamed rice
Instructions
Make The Sauce
Add the garlic, chili and sugar together in a mortar. Crush together with a pestle until the ingredients have formed a thick, mostly uniform paste. Add the lime juice, vinegar and fish sauce and stir to combine.
Alternatively, pulse all ingredients in a blender until garlic and chili is pureed and sugar has dissolved.
Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Cook the Stir-Fry
Heat oil in a wok or very large skillet set over high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 15-30 seconds. Just as garlic starts to brown, add kohlrabi and carrot to the walk and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender and begin to brown.
Add prawns to the wok, and stir to combine. Add additional oil if necessary to keep prawns from sticking. Stir-fry until prawns are just beginning to pinken and curl, then add the kohlrabi greens to the wok.
Add 1/4 cup of the reserved sauce to the wok, and stir to glaze the ingredients. When the prawns are just cooked through and kohlrabi greens are wilted, transfer the stirfry to serving bowls and serve immediately with steamed rice.
Recipe by Northwest Edible Life at https://nwedible.com/stir-fried-kohlrabi-and-prawns-vietnamese/