I whipped up this classic prawn cocktail on Christmas Day last year and it was a huge hit. Bit of a mission to prepare the prawns, but otherwise super easy and delicious.
Break the lettuce into individual leaves and arrange evenly between 4 glass bowls (I used cocktail glasses). Top with the avocado and prawns and season with some salt and pepper.
To make the sauce, mix together the mayonnaise, sundried tomato pesto, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish and Tabasco. Season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper, then spoon over the prawns.
Dust with a little paprika and sprinkle with chives.
This is a great recipe for clearing out your leftover frozen fish - haddock is a must in this one and I used some hake, kingklip and prawns in this one (but you can really use any fish). It takes a bit of effort and time, but it is soooo worth it! This one is a crowd pleaser for the whole family.Baking the sweet potatoes instead of boiling them is essential! It makes it 10 x more delicious. So I put them in the oven around the time that we were having lunch, pulled them out when they were done and let them cool down completely before ripping the skin off with my fingers.
Heat the oven to 180C. Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork and cook until soft (this can take up to 2 hours depending on the size of your sweet potatoes, so plan/make ahead!). Baking them like this is absolutely worth the effort! Remove the skin and mash the flesh with 2 tbsp of the oil, the cumin and paprika. I like to use a stick blender to get it beautifully smooth, but this is not essential. Set aside and keep warm.
Meanwhile, heat a frying pan with a glug of oil and cook the onions and peppers until soft.
In a separate saucepan, warm the milk over a low-medium heat. Then add the fish pie mix and prawns and cook for 4 mins until the prawns have just turned pink. Remove the the fish and prawns and reserve the milk.
Add the harissa paste to the onions and peppers and cook for 2 mins.
Add the reserved milk bit and cream to the onions and peppers. When the mixture starts bubbling, combine the cornflour with a little milk and add - stirring the whole time. Once it starts to thicken, add the spinach and cook until wilted. Lastly, add the fish and prawns, stirring carefully.
Pour the fish mixture into an ovenproof dish, then spoon over the sweet potato mash. Carefully spread it out, then rough it up with a fork.
Bake for 20 mins, then grill for 10 mins on the hottest setting. Serve with cooked greens of your choice.
I found this recipe in a Fairlady magazine 10 years ago and it regularly features at special dinners in our home. I often substitue the ingredients, but this was the last version and it was an absolute crowd pleaser!
Blend all the paste ingredients in a Nutribullet or mini food processor. You can also use a pestle and mortar, but it would require some elbow grease! If you're doing it in a pestle & mortar, start with the onion, garlic and salt and then add the rest of the ingredients one by one.
Heat 1Tbsp oil in a large wok and fry the laksa paste until fragrant. Add the fish stock and bring to the boil, then simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the coconut milk and cook for a few minutes before adding the noodles, prawns and kingklip. Simmer until the seafood is cooked.
Serve immediately with the cucumber, bean sprouts, macadamia nuts, chilli and coriander.
