Prawn And Sweetcorn Pancakes Recipes

PRAWN & SWEETCORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Tip the flour, baking powder and ½ tsp salt into a bowl or jug. Whisk in the eggs and milk to form a thick smooth batter. Stir the curry paste into the batter and mix until combined. Tip the sweetcorn, spring onions, coriander and prawns into another larger bowl.
• Pour the batter onto the sweetcorn, mix and fold through to combine. Heat a few tbsp of oil in a large, non-stick pan until hot. Fry large spoonfuls of the batter at a time (do this is batches), for about 2 mins each side, or until golden and cooked through. You will make about 8-10. Keep warm in a low oven while you cook the rest. Serve with sweet chilli sauce.

CORN AND SHRIMP 'PANCAKES' TOPPED WITH HUITLACOCHE BUTTER AND MING'S MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a large skillet or comal or griddle on medium-high heat and coat with lard or grapeseed oil.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the masa harina, eggs and milk. Fold in the whites, butter, and scallions. Fold in the kernels and shrimp. Ladle about 4 ounces of batter into the hot oil. Brown on both sides, about 3 minutes a side. Drain on paper towels and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Plating: On a large plate, spread some mole. Top with pancakes, garnish with a dollop of huitlacoche butter.
• Mix all together in a bowl and keep in the refrigerator.
• In a dry saucepan, toast the almonds, sesame seeds, 5-spice, cinnamon, and tea until slightly smoking. Add the onions, garlic, and ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add the chiles and 1/2 of the soaking liquid. Add the mango and Shoaxing wine. Add stock and simmer 5 to10 minutes until slightly reduced, and all alcohol is burned off. Add chocolate and heat several more minutes. Transfer to a blender and blend at high speed. Check for seasoning.

MARY'S PRAWN & CORN ROSTI

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in their skins for 20-25 minutes until just tender. Leave to cool, then peel off the skins. Grate into a large bowl using the coarse side of the grater.
• Chop the spring onions fairly finely and strip the corn from the cobs if using fresh (see tip below). Boil the fresh or frozen corn for 3 minutes, then drain well and add to the potatoes with the spring onions, prawns, parsley and plenty of salt and pepper, mixing well. Shape the mixture between your hands into eight cakes. Dust lightly with flour. You can chill the cakes for several hours, on a plate covered with cling film, until you are ready to cook them.
• Heat a generous knob of butter and a drizzle of oil in a pan, add four potato cakes and fry for 3 minutes, flip over and fry for a further 3-4 minutes, until crisp and golden. Remove and keep them warm while you cook the rest of the cakes. Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper and serve with wedges of lemon on the side for squeezing over, if liked.

PRAWN AND SWEETCORN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Finely chop prawns and place in a bowl. Add spring onions, chilli and coriander; season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sift flours into a separate bowl. Add 150ml cold water and eggs and whisk until smooth. Stir in prawn mixture and corn kernels. Season with salt and pepper. The mixture should be the consistency of thick cream.
• Grease a non-stick frying pan with oil and preheat over moderate heat for 2-3 minutes. Ladle spoonfuls of batter into pan - enough to form a pancake about 7.5cm in diameter. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until underside is golden. Using a spatula, flip pancake and cook for a further minute or so before turning out. Repeat with remaining batter. You may need to adjust the heat as you cook the batter - reduce it after the first few batches. Keep pancakes warm in the oven on a low heat, covered with a cloth until all batter is cooked.
• Serve warm with sour cream, smoked salmon and a lime wedge.