Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs
Prawns cooked briefly and tossed hot through a lime and fish sauce dressing with bean sprouts, green beans and a mountain of herbs, on a little brown rice.
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- 22 g Brown rice
- 200 g Shrimp
- 2 tsp Fish sauce
- 1 Lime
- 1 tsp Peanut oil
- 120 g Bean sprouts (optional)
- 80 g Green beans (optional)
- 80 g Cucumber (optional)
- 80 g Tomato (optional)
- 2 Thai chilies (optional)
- 12 g Cilantro (optional)
- 10 g Mint (optional)
Method
- Rinse the brown rice, then simmer it in twice its volume of water, covered, until tender and the water is absorbed, about 26 minutes.
- While the rice cooks: peel the prawns and top and tail the green beans.
- While the rice cooks: slice the cucumber and tomato, chop the chillies, and pick the coriander and mint leaves. Whisk the fish sauce with the juice of the lime to make the dressing.
- Heat the peanut oil in a wide pan over high and cook the green beans for 3 minutes until blistered but still squeaky.
- Add the prawns and cook 2 minutes until pink and just firm, then take the pan off the heat and tip in the bean sprouts so they only half-wilt in the residual heat.
- Fork the brown rice into a wide bowl, tip the hot prawns and vegetables over it, add the raw cucumber and tomato and pour on the lime dressing while everything is still warm — it draws the flavour in. Fold through the herbs and chilli at the last second.
About Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs
Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs is a Thai lunch or dinner that comes together in about 32 minutes and serves 1. It fits anti-inflammatory eating.
Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs: frequently asked questions
Is Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs take to make?
About 32 minutes start to finish, but only around 22 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out bean sprouts, green beans, cucumber — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Thai Prawn and Brown Rice Bowl with Herbs make?
This recipe makes 1 serving. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.