Nothing says party like prawns. We've got your back with these tried-and-true recipes.
Tarator is a rich and velvety Eastern European soup or sauce made of any combination of walnuts, garlic, yoghurt, tahini, and sometimes cucumber, herbs, and vinegar or lemon juice. This dish uses a simple - but creamy - version, and combines spiced fresh prawns and sweet caramelised onion to create multi-layered flavours.
Spiced prawns with taratour and caramelised onion.
These juicy skewers burst with golden summery flavours. They're marinated and made hours ahead, which means all you need to do is barbecue them.
3. Grilled prawns with lemon myrtle and vanilla hollandaise
Prawn skewers with mango salsa. Source: Brett Stevens
Conventional hollandaise is given an earthy, sweet and aromatic twist with lemon myrtle and vanilla bean in this pairing of flavours using native lemon myrtle.
4. Indian prawn and coconut curry (narkol chengri moli)
Grilled prawns with lemon myrtle and vanilla hollandaise.
Juicy prawns soak up this creamy aromatic broth.
5. Spanish prawn croqueta
Prawn and coconut curry (narkol chengri moli). Source: Bloomsbury / Mike Cooper
A luxurious soft filling encased in fresh crumbs, fried until crisp and golden.
6. Japanese tempura prawn
Prawn croqueta. Source: The Chefs' Line
Tempura can intimidate in the kitchen, but think of it no differently to a humble beer batter and it will seem far more accessible. Tempura was a once a quick meal for merchants on the go back in the Edo period in Japan, so it's designed to be rustic.
7. Thai prawns with chilli jam salad (pla goong)
Tempura prawns. Source: Sarah Todd
Hits that classic Thai punch of sweet and heat.
Prawn and chilli jam salad (pla goong).
This recipe is for delicate dumplings made of almost pure prawn, with just a little seasoning (and of course chilli!) added. They're served in a silky soup thickened by corn. Best served with an ice-cold Cerveza (beer).
14. Chinese Sichuan pepper prawns with smoky mayo
Prawn dumplings (albondigas de camarón).
You had us at smoky mayo.
15. Swedish skagen salad
Sichuan pepper prawns with smoky mayo. Source: Alan Benson
This creamy but refreshing prawn salad is classically served on top of sautéed bread and is a mainstay of Swedish cuisine.
16. Brazilian prawn curry (vatapa)
Skagen salad. Source: Erik Olsson
Prawns cooked in a rich and vibrant sauce thickened with nuts and bread.
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Prawn curry (vatapa).
