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Caper Battered King Prawns

Caper Battered King Prawns recipe, eat well on universal credit

 

We’d planned a simple cold salad for yesterday after I finished dragging a heavy bike around York. But temptation got the better of me and I bought a pack of raw King Prawns to go with it. Now normally we’d make a Caper dip to go with battered Prawns, but maybe the heat got to me?

Here was my logic:-

The astringency of Capers works really well with Seafood. King Prawns remain tender when you batter them because the batter stops the moisture from frying out of them. So cut out the middle man and just add the Capers to the batter.

Ingredients:-

250g of raw shelled King Prawns
½ a small jar of drained Capers
50/50 mix of Gram Flour and Cornflour to make the batter base
Salt & fresh ground Black Pepper to season
¼ of a Tsp of Asafoetida
½ a Tsp of Turmeric for colour
Soda Water
½ a Tsp of Baking Powder

Method:-

(1) Heat a fryer to 160c.
(2) Mix the batter with enough Soda Water to make a very sticky batter.
(3) Coat the Prawns individually making sure that the Capers stick.
(4) Fry in small batches until the are golden brown.
(5) Set aside to drain.

Drizzle with Tonkatsu Sauce if you wish?

Strangely morish as these were and certainly not unpleasant, there was something missing. We could taste the Capers in the Batter and the Prawns were succulent. But somehow it didn’t quite pull together as I would have liked. Maybe I’ll swap the Salt for Garlic Salt next time?

 

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‘Creamy’ Garlic Mushroom Chicken Thighs

OK ‘Creamy’ is bracketed as Dairy products are now off the menu due to Sue’s digestive issues. So she’s found a way around this!

Ingredients for the Thighs:-

4 Chicken Thighs
1 Tsp of Onion Powder
1 Tsp of Garlic Powder
½ Tsp of Dried Rosemary
½ Tsp of Dried Thyme
Salt & Pepper to season
2 Tbsp og Honey
2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
1 Tsp of Paprika

Ingredients for the Sauce:-

1 Tbsp of Olive based Margarine
1 Tbsp of Oil
100g of Mushrooms, sliced
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp of fresh Parsley, chopped
½ Tsp of Dried Rosemary
½ Tsp of Thyme
1 Tsp of Dijon Mustard
200ml of Almond Milk
200ml of Chicken Stock
2 Tbsp of Almonds, blitzed
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Combine the Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Rosemary, Thyme, Olive Oil, Honey, Paprika and Salt & Pepper.
(2) Spoon over the Chicken evenly.
(3) Place the Chicken in a tray.
(4) Spoon over a little more Oil and place in a pre-heated over at 180c for 25 to 30 minutes, until the Chicken is cook through.
(5) Over a medium heat add the Oil & Margarine to a pan.
(6) Add the Garlic and fry for 30 seconds.
(7) Add the Mushrooms, Thyme, Rosemary and Salt & Pepper.
(8) Continue to fry until the Mushrooms have softened.
(9) Combine the blitzed Almonds to the Almond Milk and whisk into the Chicken Stock.
(10) Pour over the Mushrooms and stir until the Sauce thickens.
(11) Stir in the Mustard and Parsley.
(12) Arrange the Chicken on your plate and pour the Sauce over.


We were over-run with rather sad looking Mushrooms and had all the other ingredients. This recipe was the result and it was really good. We served ours with Bhaji style battered Garlic Mushrooms and tender stem Broccoli wrapped in Bacon.

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