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Instant pot bang bang shrimp

My instant pot bang bang shrimp (prawn) is super quick, tasty and mostly made from store cupboard and frozen ingredients.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Keyword: Instant pot bang bang shrimp, Instant pot shrimp recipes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Leave under pressure: 2 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 562kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 g Spaghetti (dried)
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil Olive oil would also be good.
  • 4 Cloves Garlic (roughly chopped)
  • 900 ml Water Cold
  • 100 ml Mayonaise
  • 100 ml Thai sweet chili sauce
  • 2 tbsp Sriracha sauce Franks hot or similar would also work.
  • 1 tsp Smoked paprika
  • 50 ml Lime juice
  • 454 g Prawns Cooked or uncooked
  • 4 Spring onions (green onions) - chopped Chives would also be good.
  • Season to taste

Instructions

  • Break the spaghetti in half and layer into the instant pot.
  • Add the oil and garlic. Season to taste. Add the water.
  • Put the lid on and set to high pressure for 3 minutes.
  • Whilst the spaghetti is cooking, mix together the mayonaise, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, paprika and lime juice.
  • Leave the instant pot under pressure for 2 minutes before carefully performing a quick release.
  • Tease apart any stuck together spaghetti with a fork and then add the prawns, sauce and spring onions. Season to taste.
  • Set the instant pot to saute and cook for around 4 minutes (if using raw shrimp, cook until they turn pink).
  • Serve straight away and enjoy.

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Notes

Another recipe made during the covid19 lockdown period. I had all the ingredients for my instant pot bang bang shrimp either in the store cupboard or freezer and so no shopping was required.
The results was really tasty and its one of the easiest recipes I've ever made.

Nutrition

Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 198mg | Sodium: 989mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 3mg