Food on Friday: August 2021

 

 

It's the second Friday of the month so here is Food on Friday. 

 

As you can see, there are 2 new themes – Burgers and Prawns/Shrimp.  I hope you'll find some great stuff in your archives to share. 

 

To add your dishes, just put the name of the dish together with your blog name/name into the first Mr Linky box you will find below.  Then paste the url for your post about it into the second box. Mr Linky now makes you tick a compliance box which I always forget first time!

 

I'll be pinning your creations to the relevant Pinboards – Burgers and Prawns/Shrimp.

 

Have fun! And stay safe!

Prawn Scrambled Eggs

 

 

This is based on a Cantonese dish and gives a very different flavour profile from the ways I normally do eggs.

 

Ingredients:

Prawns (thawed and tail shell removed)

5 eggs

Sesame oil

Vegetable oil

Lemon juice

Chilli paste (Chinese)

Soy Sauce + sugar (or use sweet soy)

Garnish - Sesame seeds & parsley

 

Method:

Make a little sauce first – mix together the soy, sugar, lemon juice, chilli paste, sesame oil – taste to see it isn't too strong (if it is add a dash of water) – mine turned out pretty well balanced.

 

Whisk your eggs with a tablespoon each of sesame oil and  vegetable oil.  I was nervous about doing this but it was ok.

 

Heat your pan and add a mix of oils into it – 1 lot of sesame oil to 2 lots of vegetable oil.  Quickly sautee your prawns (watch out there will be splatter).  Put them into some foil to keep warm.

 

Wipe the pan clean – add more oil and then cook your eggs – if your pan is still too hot they may get a funny texture.  Add back the prawns just before the eggs are done.

 

Put onto your serving plate.  Drizzle your sauce over it and garnish with sesame seeds and parsley.

 

This was tasty – and will inspire me to jazz up my scrambled eggs.

 

A Prawn Cocktail with a Difference

Here's a simple little lunch or appetiser.  Just halve a ripe avocado and sprinkle with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper

Make a cocktail sauce by mixing tomato sauce (ketchup) with mayo, a drop of hot sauce, pepper and a little lemon juice.

Put thawed cooked prawn cutlets into the avocado and then spoon on the sauce.

Garnish with a little dill and then enjoy!

Prawn & Broccoli Soup

I had a head of broccoli, some cream and frozen cooked prawns.  So a soup it was.

Ingredients:

Onions – mix of red and brown

Leek

Oil

Crispy shallots

Seasonings – salt,pepper, cayenne pepper

Pickle juice

Medium potato (floury)

½ head of broccoli

½ cup of cream

1 tblsp sour cream

Chicken Stock – concentrate plus water

Prawns

Basil

Method:

Dice your onions and saute on a low heat with olive oil.

When soft add your sliced leek.

Season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.

Steam your broccoli and potato.  Add the cream and sour cream and whizz together with a stick blender.  The result will be quite thick.

Add the mixture to your pot along with the chicken stock concentrate and some boiling water – add until you are happy with the consistency of the soup.

Add a splash of pickle juice.

Thaw about 6 prawns and then add to the soup right at the end along with some chopped basil.

Feel Like A Prawn Cocktail?

Here's a simple little lunch or appetiser.  Just halve a ripe avocado and sprinkle with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper

Make a cocktail sauce by mixing tomato sauce (ketchup) with mayo, a drop of hot sauce, pepper and a little lemon juice.

Put thawed cooked prawn cutlets into the avocado and then spoon on the sauce.

Garnish with a little dill and then enjoy!