Name: Bloody mary pepper prawns
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 shallot finely chopped; 1 fat garlic clove thinly sliced; ½ tsp celery seeds; 14-16 large raw king prawns heads removed but tail left on, deveined; 2 tsp cornflour; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper; ¼ tsp black pepper; 50ml vodka; 100ml passata; 3 tbsp tomato ketchup; few shakes of Tabasco sauce depending on how hot you like it; celery sticks and good crusty bread to serve

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Bloody mary pepper prawns

Bloody mary pepper prawns

Cassie Best

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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Ingredients

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3 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot

finely chopped
1 fat garlic clove

thinly sliced
½ tsp celery

seeds
14-16 large raw king prawns

heads removed but tail left on, deveined
2 tsp cornflour
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
¼ tsp black pepper
50ml vodka
100ml passata
3 tbsp tomato ketchup
few shakes of Tabasco sauce

depending on how hot you like it
celery sticks and good crusty bread

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal357
fat18g
saturates3g
carbs13g
sugars8g
fibre1g
protein23g
salt1.6g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the shallot and fry for 1-2 mins until softened. Add the garlic and celery seeds, and sizzle for 1 min more, then turn the heat up to high. Toss the prawns with the cornflour, cayenne and black pepper. Add to the pan and stir-fry for 1 min until turning pink, then add the vodka (stand back as it may catch fire) and bubble until most of the liquid has evaporated.
step 2

Add the passata, ketchup, Tabasco and a good pinch of salt. Give everything a stir and cook for 1 min more, then transfer to a serving dish. Scatter with celery leaves and place in the centre of the table with celery sticks and chunks of bread for mopping up the sauce.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2014

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