Szechuan Chilli Prawn Pizza Food

SPICY PRAWN PIZZAS

Steps:

• Make the dough the day before. Put the bread mix in a large bowl. Combine the oil with the warm water in a jug, then tip onto the mix. Stir to a soft dough and set aside for 5 mins.
• Flour the work surface and your hands well, then knead the dough for 5 mins until springy and smooth. Squish some oil around in a large food bag, then pop in the dough and tie the top, leaving the dough room to grow. Leave to rise in the fridge.
• To make the sauce, simply stir the ingredients together. When ready to cook, heat the oven as high as it will go. Dust a large baking sheet and the work surface with a little flour. Split the dough into 2 equal pieces. (Do not knead it or it will become too springy.) Roll the dough into large slipper shapes, about 30cm long. Lift onto the baking sheet.
• Spread the sauce over the pizzas, then scatter with small dollops of mascarpone, the Parmesan, cherry tomatoes, prawns, rosemary, chilli flakes, olives and plenty of seasoning. Drizzle with a little oil. Bake the pizzas for 10-13 mins until the base is crisp and golden, the prawns cooked through and the cheese bubbling. Transfer to a board and serve straight away.

SPICY SICHUAN-STYLE PRAWNS

Steps:

• Heat a wok over a high heat. Add the groundnut oil and, when it is very hot and slightly smoking, add the ginger, garlic and spring onions. Stir-fry for 20 secs, then add the prawns. Stir-fry for about 1 min, then add all the sauce ingredients, along with ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp ground black pepper. Continue to stir-fry for another 3 mins over a high heat. Serve at once, scattered with the coriander and spring onion.

CHILLI PRAWN LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine in a large pan of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender, drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the prawns, chilli and garlic and cook, stirring, until the prawns are just cooked through.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley and lemon rind.
• Combine the linguine with the prawn mixture and toss gently.
• This is great served with a simple green salad, if desired.

SWEET CHILLI PRAWN CAKES

Steps:

• Place prawn meat, egg white, lime leaves, sweet chili sauce, corn flakes and rice flour in a food processor and process till the mixture is combined, BUT not smooth.
• With wet hands, shape the mixture into small cakes.
• Heat enough oil in a frying pan over medium heat to shallow fry.
• Add prawn cakes a few at a time and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or till golden brown.
• Place the cooked prawn cakes on kitchen towels to soak up the excess oil.
• Serve with the extra sweet chili sauce.

SZECHUAN CHILLI PRAWN PIZZA

Steps:

• Add chilli flakes and pepper to the prawns and mix well. Refrigerate while preparing the rest of the pizza.
• Grill the zucchini slices under a grill pre-heated on high, until golden. Set aside.
• Mix the tomato paste with 1/2 tblsp of the sweet chilli sauce and cover the pizza base evenly with it.
• Spread the zucchini slices, mushrooms and capsicum evenly over the pizza.
• Add the prawns and bocconcini pieces, then sprinkle with sliced spring onions.
• Sprinkle sparingly with mozzarella cheese, if using.
• Cook the pizza in the pizza maker or oven until prawns are cooked - approximately 8 to 10 minutes.
• Drizzle with the remaining sweet chilli sauce to taste then serve.