Sesame Honey Prawns & Veggies
with Garlic Rice
- Milk
- Crustaceans
- Gluten
- Molluscs
- Wheat
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Gluten
- Soy
- May contain traces of allergens
- Milk
- Peanuts
- Almond
- Brazil nut
- Traces of Cashew
- Hazelnut
- Macadamia
- Pine Nut
- Pistachio
- Pecan
- Walnut
- Sesame
In this perfectly sweet and savoury dish, a dusting of cornflour on the prawns before they go into the pan is key; it ensures the prawns retain their juiciness, all while getting a lovely crisp coating on the exterior. This recipe is under 650kcal per serving.
Ingredients
3 clove
garlic
1 packet
jasmine rice
(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy)
1
carrot
1 bag
green beans
1 packet
prawns
(Contains: Crustaceans)
1 packet
oyster sauce
(Contains: Gluten, Molluscs, Wheat)
1 packet
sesame seeds
(Contains: Sesame May be present: Gluten, Milk, Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Pistachio, Pecan, Walnut)
½
Long Chilli
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
10 g
butter
(Contains: Milk)
1.25 cup
water
2 tbs
honey
1 packet
cornflour
(May be present: Gluten, Milk, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat, Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pine Nut, Pistachio, Walnut)
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Finely chop garlic. In a medium saucepan, heat the butter with a dash of olive oil over medium heat. • Cook 1/2 the garlic until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add the water and a generous pinch of salt and bring to the boil. • Add jasmine rice. Stir, cover with a lid and reduce heat to low. • Cook for 12 minutes, then remove from heat and keep covered until rice is tender and all the water is absorbed, 10-15 minutes.
TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam, so don't peek!
• While the rice is cooking, thinly slice carrot into half-moons. Trim green beans. Thinly slice long chilli (if using). • Pat prawns dry with paper towel. • In a small bowl, combine oyster sauce, the honey, 1/2 the sesame seeds and a splash of water. Set aside. • In a medium bowl, combine cornflour and a pinch of salt. Add prawns, tossing to coat.
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. • Cook carrot and green beans, tossing, until tender, 5-6 minutes. • Add remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. • Transfer to a bowl.
• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a generous drizzle of olive oil. • Shake off excess flour from prawns, then cook prawns, tossing, until pink and starting to curl up, 3-4 minutes.
• Return veggies to the pan with the prawns. • Add sauce mixture and cook, tossing, until combined, 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Divide garlic rice between bowls. Top with sesame honey prawns and veggies. • Sprinkle over remaining sesame seeds. Garnish with chilli to serve. Enjoy!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on July 2026- Flavour: The sweet-and-savoury honey sesame sauce was a highlight for many, drawing frequent comparisons to Chinese restaurant honey prawns. Some found the oyster sauce overpowering and the overall dish too salty or sweet; reducing the oyster sauce by half and using a little less honey helped balance the flavours.
- Ease of prep: Most found this a quick and straightforward weeknight cook, with several first-time prawn cooks pleasantly surprised by how easy it was. A few noted that keeping the cornflour coating on the prawns was tricky, and one reviewer suggested flouring the prawns closer to cooking time for better results.
- Suggestions: Many customers felt the vegetable quantity was light and added extras like broccoli, snow peas, Asian greens, capsicum, or whatever they had on hand. Several also suggested cooking the chilli in with the vegetables for extra heat, and a few preferred to skip or reduce the cornflour coating on the prawns.
- Leftovers: A number of customers noted the dish reheated well the next day, with at least one creatively turning leftovers into sushi bites.
- Portions: Quite a few reviewers felt the vegetable serve was small relative to the prawns and rice, and those who doubled the prawns noted the sauce quantity did not scale up accordingly.
