HEALTHY RECIPES
Keto Prawn stir-fry
Medically Reviewed & Fact-Checked by FastingTracker Medical Board • Written by
Aly Owen •
Updated: Sep 18, 2026
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This Keto Prawn stir-fry is a wholesome, nutrient-dense recipe designed to fit seamlessly into your intermittent fasting eating window. Carefully crafted to maintain steady insulin levels, support metabolic autophagy, and provide lasting satiety, it contains only 450 kcal per serving.
Total Time
45 mins
Phases
Prep: 15m
Cook: 30m
Yield
2 servings
Nutrition
450 kcal
Ingredients
- 200g Raw tiger prawns
- 1 chopped Green Chilli
- 3 Cloves Crushed Garlic
- 1 bunch Coriander
- 1 tblsp Caster erythritol
- Juice of 1 Lime
- 3 tbsp Fish Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Ground Nut Oil
- 3cm piece Ginger
- 8 slices Spring Onions
- 1 sliced Red Pepper
- 85g Water Chestnut
- 100g Bean Sprouts
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- To serve cauliflower rice konjac noodles
- To serve Lime
Instructions
- Put the prawns in a bowl
- Put the chilli, garlic, coriander stalks (snip these up using scissors first) and caster erythritol in a spice grinder or small food processor and whizz together
- Add half of the lime juice and the fish sauce, then pour this over the prawns
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok, add the ginger and spring onions and fry for 1 min
- Add the red pepper and fry for 1 min, until the pepper starts to soften
- Add the water chestnuts and bean sprouts, and toss together until the bean sprouts start to wilt
📚 Scientific Studies & Medical References (5 Sources) ▼
FastingTracker adheres to strict editorial standards, citing peer-reviewed clinical trials and authoritative medical institutions.
- New England Journal of Medicine (2019): de Cabo R, Mattson MP. Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease. N Engl J Med. 381(26):2541-2551. PubMed 31881139 • DOI
- Cell Metabolism (2014): Levine ME, Suarez JA, Brandhorst S, et al. Low Protein Intake and Periodic Fasting Promote Longevity and Autophagy. Cell Metab. 19(3):407-417. PubMed 24606898 • DOI
- Obesity (Silver Spring, 2018): Anton SD, Moehl K, Donahoo WT, et al. Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Understanding and Applying Health Benefits of Fasting. Obesity. 26(2):254-268. PubMed 29086496 • DOI
- Annual Review of Nutrition (2017): Patterson RE, Sears DD. Metabolic Effects of Intermittent Fasting. Annu Rev Nutr. 37:371-393. PubMed 28715993 • DOI
- Autophagy (2010): Alirezaei M, Kemball CC, Flynn CT, et al. Short-term fasting induces profound neuronal and systemic autophagy. Autophagy. 6(6):702-710. PubMed 20534972 • DOI
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