PRAWNS WITH VEGETABLES, GINGER AND HONEY

This sweet and spicy recipe is delightful! The vegetables melt in your mouth! Enjoy this wonderful dish with a Gewürztraminer from the French region of Alsace!

Serving 2

Preparation: 40 min; cooking time: 35 min.

1 lb. fresh jumbo prawns

1 tbsp grated fresh ginger

12 scallions, sliced (white part only)

2 tbsp honey

Salt and pepper

1 bunch of broccoli rabe

8 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks

3.5 oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced (stems discarded)

2 tbsp butter

Pinch of sugar

Put the sticks of carrots with 1 ½ tbsp of butter and ½ cup of water in a medium saucepan. Turn the heat on medium. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low.  Season the carrots with salt, pepper and the pinch of sugar. Cook 30 minutes, until tender.

Heat ½ tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan on medium heat. Add the broccoli rabe and cook 20 minutes. Season the broccoli with salt and pepper.

Heat ½ tbsp olive oil in a small frying pan on medium high heat. Add the shiitake mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes.

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan on medium high heat. Add the scallions, ginger and prawns. Season the preparation with salt and pepper. Cook 3 minutes, stirring often. Add the honey and cook 1 more minute.

Serve the prawns over the vegetables.

Bon Appétit!