Prawn and New Potato Stew

Name: Prawn and New Potato Stew
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 675 g small new potatoes, scrubbed (1.5 lb); 1 clove garlic; 15 g fresh cilantro/coriander (0.5 oz or 1/2 cup); 300 g cooked peeled prawns/shrimp (11 oz), thawed and drained if frozen; 15 ml olive oil (1 Tbsp); 400 g chopped tomatoes (14 oz can); 1 dried red chilli, crumbled

LucyA1 @cook_2888670

Wanted to make a quick meal for lunch. I used the smaller potatoes because I could not find new potatoes with plenty of flavour (e.g. Jersey Royals, Maris Piper, or Nicola). Did not take a full 1 hour to make. The key is multi-tasking.

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Ingredients

60 mins

4 servings

675 g small new potatoes, scrubbed (1.5 lb)
1 clovegarlic
15 gfresh cilantro/coriander (0.5 oz or 1/2 cup)
300 gcooked peeled prawns/shrimp (11 oz), thawed and drained if frozen
15 mlolive oil (1 Tbsp)
400 gchopped tomatoes (14 oz can)
1dried red chilli, crumbled

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Steps

60 mins

1

Cook the new potatoes in lightly salted, boiling water for 15 minutes, until tender. Drain and return to the pan.
2

Meanwhile, finely chop the cilantro and crumble the dried chilli.
3

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the garlic for I minute. Pour in the chopped tomatoes.
4

Add the chilli, coriander, and 90ml/6tbsp water to the pan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
5

Stir in the prawns and the cooked new potatoes and heat briefly until they are warmed through. Be careful not to overcook the prawns or they will quickly shrivel, becoming tough and tasteless. for
6

Spoon the stew into shallow bowls and serve sprinkled with the remaining coriander, torn into pieces. Serve with bread and salad, or steamed seasonal vegetables.