King Prawn Ravioli With King Prawns And Ginger Soy Sauce Food

HONEY, SESAME & ORANGE KING PRAWNS

Steps:

• Mix the oil, orange zest and juice, honey, soy and vinegar in a bowl, then combine the cornflour, sesame seeds, five-spice and a pinch of salt in another bowl. Run a small knife down the back of each prawn, so they butterfly out as they cook, helping more sauce stick to them.
• Toss the prawns through the cornflour mixture. Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan. When it's very hot, add the garlic. Sizzle for 10 secs, but don't let it brown. Add the prawns and any flour and seeds left in the bowl. Stir-fry over a high heat for a few minutes, until the prawns are pink and the sesame seeds are golden. Tip the prawns onto a plate and pour the sauce mixture into the wok. Bubble for a few minutes until thickened. Add the prawns back to the wok and stir to coat in the sauce. Heat through for another 30 seconds. Top with spring onions and serve with rice.

GINGER, SESAME AND CHILLI PRAWN & BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat a pan of water until boiling. Tip in the broccoli and cook for just 1 min - it should still have a good crunch. Meanwhile, mix the stem ginger and syrup, soy sauce, garlic and finely chopped chilli.
• Toast the sesame seeds in a dry wok or large frying pan. When they're nicely browned, turn up the heat and add the oil, prawns and cooked broccoli. Stir-fry for a few mins until the prawns turn pink. Pour over the ginger sauce, then tip in the beansprouts. Cook for 30 seconds, or until the beansprouts are heated thoroughly, adding a splash more soy or ginger syrup, if you like. Scatter with the sliced chilli and serve over rice or noodles.

THAI PRAWN, GINGER & SPRING ONION STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Put the prawns in a bowl. Put the chilli, garlic, coriander stalks (snip these up using scissors first) and caster sugar in a spice grinder or small food processor and whizz together. Add half of the lime juice and the fish sauce, then pour this over the prawns.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok, add the ginger and spring onions and fry for 1 min. Add the red pepper and fry for 1 min, until the pepper starts to soften. Add the water chestnuts and bean sprouts, and toss together until the bean sprouts start to wilt. Add the soy sauce and a really good grind of black pepper, then tip the lot into a serving dish.
• Heat the remaining oil in the wok and add the prawns, lifting them out of their juices. Toss for 1-2 mins until they turn pink, add the marinade and swirl the wok quickly, then tip the lot onto the veg. Snip over the coriander leaves and sprinkle on the remaining lime. Serves over noodles with extra lime for squeezing over.

CRAB AND PRAWN RAVIOLI IN SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• Make the pasta by mixing all the ingredients together in a food processor with the normal blade.
• You can also do this by mixing the flour and eggs together by hand on a wooden board, but it just takes longer and the end result is the same.
• Turn the dough out onto the counter.
• Use your hands to shape it into a ball and draw together any crumbs.
• Wrap in clingfilm and leave to relax in a cool place for an hour.
• Meanwhile, make the filling.
• Remove the prawns from their shells.
• Put the crabmeat and prawns in the food processor and whiz until smooth.
• Add the egg white, lemon juice salt and pepper and whiz again until just mixed.
• Stir in the chives, cover and set aside.
• Make the sauce.
• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan and fry all the shells and onion until they start to brown.
• Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
• Add the brandy, tomatoes, bay leaf, tomato puree and star anise.
• Add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain the sauce and reduce to 150 ml by boiling rapidly.
• Add the cream, reduce to the consistency of single cream and season to taste.
• Set the sauce aside and roll out your pasta dough as thinly as possible using a pasta maker.
• You want a strip about 6 inches wide.
• Place teaspoonfuls of the filling in even rows at intervals of 1 1/2 inches over half of the pasta.
• Fold the other half over the mounds of filling.
• Press together, firmed around each mound to make sure you have squeezed out all the air.
• Cut between the rows, making sure the edges are sealed.
• You can use a fork to decorate the edges.
• Cook the ravioli in boiling water for 3-4 minutes until al dente.
• Place on the serving dish, drizzle over the sauce and decorate with the chives.

CRISP KING PRAWNS WITH HONEY GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cornflour with 2 tsp water in a large bowl, add prawns, soy sauce, egg yolk and sesame oil and mix to combine.
• For honey and garlic sauce, combine ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat, add half the prawns and cook for 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer prawns to an absorbent paper-lined plate and repeat with remaining prawns.
• Carefully drain oil from wok and wipe clean with absorbent paper. Heat wok over medium heat, add honey and garlic sauce and simmer for 1½ minutes, then add prawns and cook for 30 seconds or until prawns are hot. Serve immediately.

KING PRAWNS IN SWAHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the washed basmati in a heavy-based medium saucepan. Add the juice of 3 limes, the chopped coriander stalks, 400ml coconut milk and salt to taste. Add just enough water to make the liquid in the pan come level with the rice.
• Bring the rice to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Cover tightly, remove from direct heat and set aside for 15 minutes by which time the liquid will be absorbed and the rice cooked through.
• Toss the prawns with the remaining lime juice and set aside to marinate briefly.
• Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the lemon grass, ginger, garlic, shallot, chillies, garam masala and turmeric and fry, stirring often, until the shallot has softened.
• Add the remaining coconut milk and the plum tomatoes. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat and add the king prawns. Cook for a further 2 minutes, turning the prawns to ensure even cooking.
• Serve the prawns with the coriander rice, garnished with the coriander leaves.