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Top rated Prawns recipes
King langoustines with early vegetables and caramelised skate fish cheeks
By Senga50
Cook the langoustines for 5 minutes in the fish court-bouillon, brought to a boil
- 6 king prawns/ langoustines
- 6 eggs
- 18 skate fish cheeks
- 6 baby carrots
- 2 artichokes
- 1 handful of fresh beans
- 1 handful of fresh peas
- 6 early turnips
- 1 handful of spinach
- 1 small courgette
- 6 spring onions
- 18 mangetout peas
- 1 bunch of small white or green asparagus
- 1 head of broccoli
- cream
- olive oil
- sugar
- butter
- 1 small jar of rouille
- fish bouillon ...
- herbs
ultimate makeover: Fish pie
By hanzvallance
Mix 3 tbsp of the milk into the cornflour and set aside
- 500ml semi-skimmed milk
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 100g cooked prawns in their shells
- several thyme sprigs, preferably lemon thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 750g new potatoes, such as Charlotte (no need to peel)
- 1 medium leek, thinly sliced (175g prepared weight)
- 400g skinned haddock fillet
- 350g skinned salmon fillet
- 175g skinned smoked haddock fillet
- 125g tub low-fat soft cheese with garlic & herbs
- 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp snipped chives
Healthy homemade thai prawn curry
By michabedford, chezgaycountrykitchen
just as good as a takeaway, maybe even better, cause it's healthy ;-)
- curry paste:
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1+1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 3 green chillies
- 3 tsp minced root ginger
- 4 tsp minced garlic
- 3 lemongrass stalks finely chopped
- bunch of fresh coriander chopped
- zest of 1 lime
- juice of 2 limes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Additional ingredients:
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 10 baby sweetcorn
- 1 green pepper sliced
- 1 courgette cut into batons
- 1 can of coconut milk
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 300g fresh tiger prawns
Prawn and kale garlic cream sauce spaghetti
By whiskandknife, Whisk & Knife
This garlicky cream sauce is done without cream and without butter!
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, sunflower or rapeseed is fine too
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced. I usually go with one clove per person
- 1 big handful shell-on prawns
- 2 handfuls shredded kale
- 4 mushrooms, thickly sliced
- 2 cups cold milk
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 portions long pasta
- salt and pepper, to season
Prawn Dim Sum
By kenzofish
1.For the dips, place the soy sauce, sesame oil and one of the chopped red chillies into a clean bowl and whisk tog...
- For the dips
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 red chillies, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- For the prawn dim sum
- 250g/9oz raw king prawns, peeled and de-veined
- 50g/2oz bamboo shoots, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp dry sherry or rice wine
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 16 ready-made dim sum wrappers (available from Asian supermarkets)
Prawn and Tomato Stew with Gremolata Topping
By Wackyjacky
A fish casserole with healthy prawns, topped with an Italian garnish of parsley and lemon zest - it's low in fat an
- 500g new potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 4 celery sticks, cut into pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 anchovy fillets, chopped
- pinch chilli flakes
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 250ml white wine
- 200ml vegetable stock
- 400g raw king prawns, peeled
- zest and juice 1 lemon
- 1 tsp salted baby caper, rinsed
- large handful parsley, chopped
- toasted bread, to serve
Seared Salmon and Prawn Pasta
By Vick11, Foodie
This is a pasta dish cooked in a creamy sauce with Salmon and prawns
- 200g fillet of salmon (cut into thick slices)
- 16 grey tiger prawns
- 120g dried pasta shells or 400g fresh pasta shells
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 50g mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 clove of garlic (chopped)
- 2 tablespoon diced red pepper
- 2 tablespoon diced green pepper
- 100 ml dry white wine
- 100 ml milk
- 75g grated matured Cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 1 handful of chopped fresh herbs
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- A few shavings of Parmesan cheese and chopped chives for garnish
Crab and prawn verrines with grapefruit, orange and pineapple
By Patricia du blog La Table de Pénélope
If the crab claws are raw: Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan with 1/2 an onion cut in two, thyme and bay leav...
Scallop and mushroom fry
By Au Pays de Kandra
Colour the scallops in a pan with a little fat over medium heat
Chilli prawns
By charlgrace91
Spicy seafood dish
- 25g butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 red chilli, seeds left in and finely chopped
- ½ tsp sweet paprika
- 12-20 large raw king prawns with shells
- juice 1 lemon, plus a few slices for a finger bowl
- ½ x small bunch parsley, roughly chopped
- small loaf crusty bread, warmed to serve
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- Prawn soup with coconut milk 4.3/5 (61 Votes)
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Approved byThe Chef Prawn and coconut curry
- 800 g raw prawns
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 onion
- butter
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 20cl coconut milk
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Suchismita Majumdar
- Ingredients: (Serves 6)
- 300g (11oz) spaghetti
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 table spoon olive oil
- 50g (1 and 3/4 oz) very fine fresh brown bread crumbs
- finely grated zest and juice of one lemon
- 1 large shallot finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 red chilli, halved, deseeded, and finely diced
- 300g (1oz) shelled, cooked king prawns
- 6 large ripe tomatoes, halved, deseeded, and roughly chopped
- 1 large bunch of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to serve
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Seafood Sauerkraut
- - 200 g of dried seaweed of your choice
- - 1.5 kg white cabbage
- - 250 g of onions
- - 2 cloves of garlic
- - 10 peppercorns
- - 100 g butter
- - 150 ml dry white wine
- - 300 g thick smoked pork belly
- - 600 g pollack
- - 600 g sea trout or salmon
- - 200 g shelled prawns
- - 500 g mussels
- - 200 g langoustines
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Chicken and prawn paella with a...
- Fresh or cook from frozen chicken breasts
- Cooked and de-veined prawns
- Green peppers
- Mushrooms
- Arborio rice 80g per person
- Chicken stock pot
- Oregano
- Black Pepper
- Garlic powder
- salt
- Paprika
- Chilli powder
- White wine
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Garlic Prawn Ciabatta Boats
- 1 ciabatta roll
- 75g cooked and peeled prawns
- 50g Brie
- 2 pats of garlic butter
- sprinkling of parsley
- pinch of oregano
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prawn and mushroom curry
- 1/2 bag of frozen cooked prawns
- 8 mushrooms
- 1/4 red and yellow peppers sliced thinly
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbl spoon pataks curry paste madras
- 1/2 cup of yellow or orange lentils
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbl spoon olive oil
- teaspoon tumeric
- 1/2 pint of water
- Prawn and apricot tandoori skewers 3.5/5 (110 Votes)
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Fish - Chilli Prawn Pasta
- 120 gm of fab king prawns with the tails on
- One green chilli - deseeded and chopped
- One red chilli – deseeded and chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic chopped finely
- A handful of flat leaf parsley chopped
- A small glass of white wine
- 100 gm of passata or chopped tinned tomatoes
- Olive oil
- 300 gm of fusili and rigatoni pasta
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Chingrir Jhaal (Spicy Prawn Curry)
- 20 King Prawns/Shrimp (Washed)
- 2 or 3 pc Potatoes
- 1 pc Tomato (big)
- 2 or 3 Green Chillies
- 1 tablespoons of Ginger Paste
- 5-6 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
- Medium Size Onion: 2 nos
- Spices:
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Bay leaves (Tejpata) : 3
- Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder (Jeera): 1 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
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Cream of lentil soup with prawns
- - 500 g lentillons
- - 1,5 l chicken stock
- - 2 carrots
- - 1 onion
- - 2 cloves
- - 1 bouquet garni
- - 2 cloves of garlic
- - 80 g of smoked bacon
- - 0.4 l of single cream
- - 9 medium prawns
- - 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- - Salt
- - Freshly ground pepper
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King Prawn and Chilli Linguini
- 1 pack cooked king prawns
- 4/5 chopped spring onions
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1/2 jar sundried tomatoes + some of the oil from the jar
- Whatever tomatoes you have which need using up, chopped
- 150g Linguini or Spaghetti
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