Tonic Drinks & Waters

Red-Wine Braised Prawns with Onion, Tomato and Pepper

A warming, celebratory dish for cold-feeling days

In short: Red-Wine Braised Prawns with Onion, Tomato and Pepper is a tonic drinks & water that A warming, celebratory dish for cold-feeling days. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, everyday balance. Total time about 35 min. Key ingredients: onion, tomato, ginger.

Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min
Makes
1 large plate
Red-Wine Braised Prawns with Onion, Tomato and Pepper

Why people make this dish

This is Nourilo’s “lucky” New Year dish — large sea prawns braised in red wine, with the playful name “hee-haa big laugh” to wish everyone a happy, carefree year. Sea prawns are reasonably priced lately, and the roe in the prawn heads is the tastiest part, so the prawns are cooked shell-on. Pile it onto a big platter with onion, tomato and sweet pepper and the whole family will be happy.

What studies say about the key ingredients

Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.

  • Ginger · Meta-analysis, 23 studies · 2022
    Overall, acute and delayed nausea and vomiting did not differ significantly between ginger and control groups. A subgroup taking 1 g/day or less for over four days had less acute vomiting (OR 0.30).Limitation: Clinical heterogeneity between trials required subgroup analyses, and the authors state that sufficiently large, high-quality RCTs are still needed.PubMed 36501010 · 3 more ginger studies

From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.

Safety first — read before you cook

This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:

  • are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
  • take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
  • have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.

Ingredient notes for this recipe

  • Rice wine / alcohol: This recipe contains alcohol. If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, the NHS recommends not drinking alcohol; leave it out or choose another recipe. Source: NHS — Alcohol in pregnancy

Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes

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