Chạo tôm – Sugarcane Prawn
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Recipe: Chạo tôm - Sugarcane Prawn

By Helen Le Published: July 13, 2014
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Ready In: 45 mins
- Yield: 2-4 Servings
- Cuisine: Central Vietnam
- Course Appetizer
- Skill Level: Moderate
Ingredients
- 500 g tiger prawn peeled and deveined
- 50 g pork paste optional
- 20 g spring onion white part minced, green part choppped
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- salt, sugar, pepper, stock powder to taste
- sugarcane split into thin sticks
- crushed roasted peanuts
- scallion oil
- fresh greens: lettuce, corriander, mint, cucumber
Instructions
- Ground the prawns in a food processor into a fine paste. Mix with the pork paste until well-combined.
- Season the paste with salt, pepper, sugar, chicken stock, fish sauce and spring onion (white part)
- To increase the stickiness, throw the paste into the bowl for 20 times. Grease hand with some vegetable oil and wrap the paste aroung the sugarcane stick, leaving one end as an handle. Repeat until finish.
- There are 2 options to cook: Either to deep-fry at 150°C or to grill. If you go for grilling option, steam the prawn skewers for 5 minutes to shape the form and then grill at medium level to get grill pattern.
- Arrange the sugarcane prawn skewers on a plate wit fresh greens and garnish with scallion oil and crushed peanuts.
Helen Le
Since 2011, I've passionately shared my cooking videos on social media to help food lovers make mouthwatering authentic Vietnamese dishes at home. I've been featured in many prestigious magazines and TV shows, playing different roles like a character, guest, and even a cooking show host. I'm also a proud author of best-selling cookbooks that have made their way into kitchens all over the world. You can grab my cookbooks in English, Vietnamese, or Chinese from tons of online stores and bookshops worldwide. Let's cook up some tasty adventures together!
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Since 2011, I've passionately shared my cooking videos on social media to help food lovers make mouthwatering authentic Vietnamese dishes at home. I've been featured in many prestigious magazines and TV shows, playing different roles like a character, guest, and even a cooking show host. I'm also a proud author of best-selling cookbooks that have made their way into kitchens all over the world. You can grab my cookbooks in English, Vietnamese, or Chinese from tons of online stores and bookshops worldwide. Let's cook up some tasty adventures together!