Tamarind Prawn is the dish to order when you want something sweet, sour and savoury at once — prawns cooked quickly and coated in a glossy tamarind sauce, served with rice at our Osborne Street restaurant in Winnipeg.
Tamarind is the backbone of Thai sour flavour, and this dish puts it front and centre. The pulp is cooked down with palm sugar and fish sauce into a sauce that clings to the prawns — tart first, then sweet, with a savoury finish underneath.
Prawns are cooked fast and pulled off the heat while they are still snappy, then folded through the sauce so they glaze rather than stew. Served with steamed rice it makes a complete dinner, and it is a good change of pace if you usually order noodles or curry.
The sauce is reduced until it thickens on its own instead of being tightened with starch, which keeps the tamarind bright. Prawns go in at the last moment, which is why the dish is cooked to order and arrives with the prawns still tender.
Tamarind is fruity and sour, closer to a sharp date than to vinegar. Cooked with palm sugar it turns into a sweet-and-sour sauce that is tangy without being harsh.
It is mild as it is served, because the flavour comes from tamarind rather than chilli. Ask for extra heat when you order and we will add it in the pan.
Yes — order online for pickup at 100 Osborne Street or for delivery through our partnered services across Winnipeg.
Bangkok Thai Restaurant is on Osborne Street in Osborne Village, a short drive from River Heights, Crescentwood, Fort Rouge and downtown Winnipeg.
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