Jacket Potato With Prawns Recipes

JACKET POTATO WITH PRAWNS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6.
• Prick the potatoes several times with a fork. Rub the oil over the potatoes, then scatter over the sea salt. Place directly on the shelf in the oven and bake for 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours, (depending on the size of the potato) until golden-brown and crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Split each baked potato in half.
• Divide the shrimps between the potatoes.
• Mix together the cheese and a dash of lemon juice. Spoon into the potatoes and sprinkle with cayenne pepper and the diced tomatoes. Garnish with dill sprigs

JACKET POTATOES WITH SPICY TOMATO AND PRAWN TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add prawns. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes each side or until prawns turn pink. Remove to a board.
• Add garlic and chilli to frying pan. Cook for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and 1/4 cup cold water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened. Chop prawns. Add prawns, basil and salt and pepper to tomato mixture. Stir to combine.
• Spoon sour cream and prawn mixture over cooked jacket potatoes. Serve with lemon wedges.

SWEET JACKET POTATO WITH PIRI-PIRI PRAWNS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the sweet potato on a baking tray, rub all over with a little of the oil and season with salt. Bake for 45 mins until really soft.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic and pepper and cook for 2 mins, making sure the garlic doesn't burn. Add the chilli flakes, half the paprika, the vinegar, ketchup, 1 tbsp water and prawns to the pan, then bubble for 2 mins until the prawns are cooked through. Stir through the parsley, saving a little to sprinkle over at the end.
• Mix the remaining paprika into the mayonnaise. Once the potato is cooked, split it down the centre, pile in the prawn mixture and dollop the paprika mayo on top. Scatter over the remaining parsley and serve.

CRISPY JACKET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Drizzle potatoes with a thin layer of oil. Sprinkle on sea salt and about 1/2 as much lemon-pepper seasoning. Wrap each potato in a square of foil, then wrap with a second square. Place foil-wrapped potatoes in a glass or ceramic baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the skins are crisp and the flesh is soft, 60 to 90 minutes.