Cheat's chilli prawn noodles recipe | Good Food

Cheat's chilli prawn noodles

2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion
roughly chopped
1 heaped tbsp coriander
purée (from a tube)
pinch of crushed dried chillies
to taste
400g can chopped tomatoes
with garlic
1 heaped tbsp tomato purée
1 tbsp vegetable
bouillon powder
half a pack Chinese egg noodles
400g frozen prawns
(large North Atlantic ones are tender and juicy)

Method

step 1
Heat the oil in a wok or deep frying pan. Toss in the onion, squeeze in the coriander purée and sprinkle over the crushed chillies to taste (go easy at this stage). Stir fry for 5 minutes until the onion is softened but not browned.
step 2
Pour in the tomatoes and 11⁄2 canfuls of hot water, add the tomato purée and sprinkle over the bouillon powder. Season well. Bring to a bubble, stirring, then lower the heat a little and let the sauce simmer for about 15 minutes until slightly reduced but still sloppy. While the sauce is simmering, break the noodles into a bowl and pour in enough boiling water to cover. Stir and set aside.
step 3
When the sauce is ready, drain the noodles and tip them into the sauce with the frozen prawns. Stir well and heat through for 2 minutes only – just to defrost and heat the prawns. Taste for seasoning and add more chilli flakes and a little sugar if you like. Serve in bowls with spoons and pass round chunky hot bread for scooping up the last of the sauce.