Swedish Creamy Dill Prawn Toasts With Caviar Skagenrora Recipes

TOAST SKAGEN - SWEDISH - PRAWN TOAST

Steps:

• Cut off the crusts of the bread slices.
• Saute the bread in a little butter until they are golden brown on both sides, drain on paper towels.
• If the shrimps are large, cut into smaller pieces.
• Save 4 sprigs of dill for garnish. Finely chop the rest of the dill and mix with the shrimp, mayonnaise and mustard.
• Divide the mixture into 4, and place on top of the bread slices.
• Shape the whitefish roe on top of each toast and garnish eash with a sprig of dill and serve with a wedge of lemon.

SWEDISH CREAMY DILL PRAWN TOASTS WITH CAVIAR - SKAGENRORA

Steps:

• Carefully remove the shells and heads from the prawns. Put the sour cream, mayonnaise, chopped dill, chives and lemon juice in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the prawns. Add more lemon juice if needed.
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan. Working in batches, add the rye bread and fry until golden brown on both sides.
• Serve the prawn mixture piled on top of the fried bread and garnish each portion with a dab of caviar or lumpfish roe and a frond of dill.

SESAME PRAWN TOAST

Steps:

• Put the prawns, garlic, ginger, egg white, sugar and soy in a food processor and blitz to a paste. Stir in the spring onion. Scrape into a bowl, cover and chill for 30 mins.
• Brush one side of each piece of bread with sesame oil. Spread the prawn mixture on top, taking it right to the edges of the bread. Brush the beaten egg carefully over the top and sides and sprinkle liberally with sesame seeds so they stick all over.
• Heat 2-3cm oil in a sauté pan or deep frying pan until hot, and cook each piece of bread (it's easier to cook one at a time), unspread-side down for 1½ mins, then carefully turn over and cook for 1-2 mins on the prawn side or until the sesame seeds are golden and the prawn paste cooked through. Cut each piece into four triangles. Serve with soy sauce (or a sweet & sour sauce) for dipping, if you like.

TOAST SKAGEN

Steps:

• Stir together mayonnaise, creme fraiche, chopped dill, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl until well combined. Stir in shrimp.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat, and saute half the bread triangles until golden brown and crisp. Transfer to a plate, and saute remaining bread in remaining tablespoon butter.
• Spoon a generous amount of shrimp mixture onto toasts. Top each toast with caviar, and garnish with dill sprigs. Serve with lemon wedges. Shrimp mixture can be refrigerated 1 day.

CHINESE PRAWN TOAST

Steps:

• Add prawns, water chestnuts, green onions, ginger root, garlic, salt, and sugar to a food processor.
• Whisk egg white, cornstarch, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil together in a small bowl and drizzle over the top of the shrimp mixture. Pulse until smooth, but not pureed, into a prawn mousse.
• Trim crusts off the bread and equally spread the prawn mousse all the way to the edge of each bread slice. Cut diagonally into 12 halves, and lightly sprinkle with sesame seeds
• Add oil to a 10-inch skillet so that it's about 1/2 inch deep, and heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) over medium-high heat. Add 4 of the toasts, prawn-side down, not crowding the pan.
• Fry until toast is golden brown, 30 to 45 seconds; flip and cook bread side for another 15 seconds. The toasts cook very quickly, so keep your eye on them. Repeat for next batch.
• Transfer to a paper towel-lined rack and serve warm with sweet chili sauce.

CREAMY ADMIRAL'S TOAST

Steps:

• Place eggs in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water, add vinegar and 2-teaspoons sea salt. Bring water to a boil, cook for 6-8 minutes and hold warm for service.
• In a small saucepan melt butter and stir in flour. Cook 2-3 minutes, stir the flour to prevent from burning.
• Slowly whisk in cream, fresh grated nutmeg and 1/2-teaspoon sea salt. Stir in Maui onions, peppers, white pepper, worcestershire sauce, bay leaves and sliced dried beef.
• Cook sauce 3-4 minutes or until sauce has thickened, stir to prevent burning.
• Remove from heat and discard bay leaves. Season with sea salt and white pepper to taste.
• Assemble Creamy Admiral's Toast for service.
• Spread 1-teaspoon mustard over each toast and place on a warm plate.
• Peel and slice warm hard-boiled eggs. Spread one egg over each toast. Cover with Bechamel Sauce and top with sliced chives.
• Chef's Note: Use any type of bread for toast.
• Garnish: 2 strawberries halves or fresh seasonal fruit.

SESAME PRAWN TOAST

Steps:

• To make the paste, put in your food processor: the prawns, salt, egg, ginger, soy, onions and sesame oil, process into a paste.
• Cut the bread into rectangles, approx 3 per slice.
• Spread the prawn paste on the bread, with a slight mound in the center.
• Put the sesame seeds in a small bowl and press the paste side into the seeds.
• Heat the oil to a medium heat and deep-fry the toasts paste side down for 2 to 3 minutes then turn them over and fry until they are golden brown.
• Remove from the oil, drain on paper kitchen towel.
• Repeat process until they are all done.
• NOTE: Use bread that is not fresh, if it is, dry it out in your oven, it will absorb less oil You can also make the paste by hand chopping everything very finely.

SWEDISH ALMOND TOASTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F and lightly butter and flour a large baking sheet.
• Stir the eggs, instant coffee, and vanilla in a small bowl until well blended, set aside.
• Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, set aside.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg mixture.
• Gradually add the flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in the almonds.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal portions.
• On a lightly floured surface, shape the dough into 2 logs, each 8 inches long, 2 inches wide and 1 inch thick.
• Place the 2 logs 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes until lightly browned.
• Set the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
• Remove the logs from the baking sheet and place on a cutting board.
• Using a serrated knife, cut each log diagonally into 3/4 inch thick slices.
• Place the slices upright and 1/2 inch apart on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until slightly dry.
• Remove the toasts from the baking sheet.
• Cool completely on the wire rack.
• Store in a tightly covered container.

SHRIMP AND DILL TOAST (TOAST SKAGEN)

Steps:

• Shrimp: In a bowl, add shrimp, mayonnaise, juice from half a lemon, and salt to taste. Pull the dill fronds from the stems and roughly chop to get 2 tablespoons, loosely packed (reserve the rest for garnish). Add to the shrimp mixture and stir to combine. Set aside.
• Toast: Slice the bread into ¾-inch slices. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon butter. When melted, add enough bread slices to fill the pan (about 3). Reduce heat to low and cook 30 seconds. Divide and spread 1 tablespoon butter evenly over the top sides; then flip and cook bread another 30 seconds, adding more butter to the pan as needed. When toast is golden on both sides, transfer to several layers of paper towels to cool, 30 seconds. Cut crust off of toast and slice each piece horizontally into 2 triangles.
• Assembly: Place toast on a platter. Arrange a lettuce leaf on top of each triangle, making sure the leaf is about the same size as the toast, then add the shrimp. From reserved lemon half, cut three thin slices (wheels), and cut each wheel in half. Make a cut in the middle up to the peel, then twist and place over the shrimp. Garnish with small dill sprigs before serving.

PRAWN, DILL & CUCUMBER PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta shapes following pack instructions, drain and cool under running water. Tip into a bowl and toss with the dill, lemon, soured cream, prawns, cucumber and fennel. Season

EASY PRAWN TOAST

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together except for the sesame seeds and spread thickly onto the toast.
• Dip the toasts face down into the sesame seeds. Deep fry until golden brown.

SWEDISH SUGAR TOAST

Steps:

• To Make Spice Mix (enough for 18 toasts):.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
• To Make Toasts:.
• Spread butter on one side of bread; sprinkle sugar mixture on buttered side.
• Cut in half diagonally.
• Place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for abut 10 minutes (watch closely after 5 minutes - I don't bake quite as long out of preference.