Name: Prawn cakes with cucumber peanut relish
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3cm/1.25in piece ginger peeled and sliced; 2 tbsp chopped coriander; 2small shallots halved; ½ red chilli deseeded and diced; zest 1 lime; 600g raw peeled prawns; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp light brown soft sugar mixed with 1 tsp water; 75g caster sugar; 125ml rice vinegar; 2 tbsp chilli flakes; 3 tbsp finely diced cucumber; 1 tbsp chopped roasted salted peanuts; 1 small shallot finely diced; leaves of 2 Baby Gem lettuces; fresh mint; coriander

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Prawn cakes with cucumber peanut relish

Prawn cakes with cucumber peanut relish

Jennifer Joyce

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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These South-east Asian grilled fishcakes make for a lovely, light dinner party starter, served with a chilli, cucumber and rice vinegar relish

Freezable (uncooked patties only)

Gluten-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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3cm/1.25in piece ginger

peeled and sliced
2 tbsp chopped coriander
2small shallots

halved
½ red chilli

deseeded and diced
zest 1 lime
600g raw peeled prawns
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp light brown soft sugar

mixed with 1 tsp water

For the relish

75g caster sugar
125ml rice vinegar
2 tbsp chilli flakes
3 tbsp finely diced cucumber
1 tbsp chopped roasted salted peanuts
1 small shallot

finely diced

To serve

leaves of 2 Baby Gem lettuces
fresh mint
coriander

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal187
fat4g

low
saturates1g
carbs18g
sugars16g
fibre0g
protein19g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

To make the relish, put the sugar and vinegar in a small saucepan with a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 mins until syrupy. Remove from the heat and cool completely. When cool, add the chilli flakes, cucumber, peanuts and shallot, and stir together. Set aside.
step 2

Put the ginger, coriander, shallots, chilli, lime zest and half the prawns in a food processor and blitz until fine. Add the remaining prawns and the fish sauce and pulse again, this time keeping the mixture chunky. Season well with black pepper, then form into 18 flat cakes.
step 3

Heat the grill to high. Brush both sides of the cakes with a tiny bit of vegetable oil and place on a baking sheet. Cook for 2 mins on one side, turn over and brush with the sugar water. Cook for another 2-3 mins or until opaque and slightly browned at the edges. Serve the cakes with the lettuce leaves, herbs and the cucumber relish.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2015

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