One of my personal favourites. I’ve tried many prawn cocktails in various places, but none of them were as delicious as mum’s home made version of this starter.
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Ingredients and kitchenware
The following recommendation usually serves 6 of us. Make sure you have enough to share with your pals.
Before you start, check that you have the following ingredients.
| Ingredient | Quantity | Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lemon | 1 | piece | |
| mayonnaise | 200 | g | |
| pealed and cooked prawn | 200 | g | |
| mustard | 1 | tsp | |
| icing sugar | 1 | tsp | |
| brandy | 2 | tbsp | |
| red onion (middle sized) | 1 | piece | |
| red apple | 1 | piece | |
| lettuce | 1 | bunch | |
| seasoning: salt and white pepper |
You will also have things to wash up afterwards. The dishes and appliances to have at hand are:
- a grater and a squeezer;
- a saucepan, wodden spoon;
- a glass mixing bowl;
Preparation and cooking time
It usually takes us 80 minutes to prepare this meal. No rush though, takes as long as it takes.
Every Project27 Skills recipe takes only 3 key steps to prepare. The rest is a matter of creativity..
Step 1: Play music in the kitchen. I recommend this playlist.
Step 2: Pour a glass of drink for the chef.
Step 3: Get cooking, get creative! Here is how we do it:
Steps
- take a cleaned lemon and cut it in half. Grate the lemon zest into the mayonnaise directly. Then squeeze the juice of the lemon into a glass, and filter it before use.
- Add the mustard, 1-2 tbsp of lemon juice, the sugar, the brandy, a pinch of salt, and twist of pepper to the mayonnaise and mix it a little.
- Now finely chop the red onion. If it is larger, half will be enough. Similarly, chop up finely the pealed red apple. Add these to the mayonnaise.
- Cover the sauce and leave in the fridge for a hour.
- Bring water to the boil with a tbsp of lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Add the pealed prawns and cook for 2 minutes. We filter the cooked prawns under ice cold water, so it does not carry on cooking in the heat. Let the prawns drip in the colander. Mix the prawns to the sauce.
- Serve the cocktail onto a bowl of fresh lettuce, and a slice of toast.
Tips and assistive products
Sorry, we don’t have any special tips. Don’t hesitate to send us an e-mail to support@project27skills.com to ask for some support with this meal.
Share and enjoy!
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