Butter Prawn

Name: Butter Prawn
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 lb prawn (for example: tiger prawn); 1 tablespoon oil; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped); 3 sprigs curry leaves (use only the leaves); 1-2 small bird's eye chilies (pounded, optional); 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (rice wine preferred); 1 teaspoon sugar; 3 dashes ground black pepper; 6 tablespoons grated coconut (dry fried until golden brown)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Butter Prawn is a Malaysian recipe that is buttery, salty, sweet, spicy, and garlicky. The main ingredients are prawn, butter, grated coconut and curry leaves.

Updated at: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:04:02 GMT