L M Prawns Recipes

GARLIC PRAWNS

Steps:

• In a glass dish, mix together the olive oil, mustard, garlic, lemon juice, orange juice, basil and white wine. Add the prawns, and stir to coat. Cover, and let marinate for 1 hour.
• Heat an outdoor grill to high heat.
• Thread prawns onto skewers. Grill for 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until pink.
• If desired, reserve marinade; transfer to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with prawns.

L M PRAWNS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except prawns. Pour half of mixture into another bowl to reserve for use as a sauce. Marinate prawns with rest of mixture for at least a few hours or longer. (Be careful not to get hot pepper mixture in your eyes).
• Remove prawns and set aside. Pour the used marinade into a pan and quickly bring to a boil on the stove.
• Thread the prawns on skewers. Cook over hot grill, turning once and basting with the cooked marinade until pink and done,.
• Serve immediately with the reserved sauce for dipping.

PRAWNS IN LONGJING TEA

Steps:

• Put the egg white in a bowl with the potato or cornflour. Whisk together to a fine batter. Season with sea salt and ground white pepper and mix. Add the prawns and coat well.
• Heat a wok or saucepan just less than half-full with groundnut oil, heat to 180C checking with a cooking thermometer. Lower the prawns into the oil using a spider strainer and fry for less than 10 seconds. Scoop out and drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper.
• Boil the kettle, place 1 tbsp Longjing tea in a bowl and pour over 150ml hot water. Let it steep for 2 mins.
• Add 1 tbsp oil to another wok or deep frying pan and put over a high heat until the oil is slight smoking. Add the prawns and 50ml of the tea, followed by the spring onions, shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry, add a few tea leaf pieces and season with salt and ground white pepper, then stir in the cornflour mixture to thicken. Add a little more tea or water if you need to. Take off the heat and serve immediately with cooked jasmine rice and other Chinese dishes.

RUM AND LIME PRAWNS

Steps:

• Stir together the rum and lime juice, and set aside. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add prawns to the skillet, and cook until they are just starting to turn pink. Spoon the rum and lime juice mixture over the prawns one tablespoon at a time. Light the rum on fire after each tablespoon. Be careful!