Hot to Trot Prawns

Yield 4-5

Prep time

5 Min

Cook time

5 Min

Total time

10 Min

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Hot to Trot Poached Prawns

Ingredients

Poached Shrimp

• 500g green prawns
• 8 cups water
• 1 lemon cut in half
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp sweet paprika
• 1/2 tbsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1.5 tbsp salt

Dipping Sauce

• Hot to Trot

Instructions

1. Add 8 cups of water to a large pot. Place pot on stove over high heat.
2. Add lemon halves, garlic and spices. Bring liquid to a rolling boil.
3. Peel shrimp or leave in tact depending on preference.
4. When water has reached a rolling boil, remove the pot from heat and immediately submerge prawns into water.
5. Set a timer and cook poach for 3 minutes (adjust depending on size of prawns).
6. Use tongs or slotted spoon to transfer prawns to a plate and then place in fridge immediately to cool, or plunge into a prepared ice-water bath.

Notes

Poaching liquid can be used for more than 500g prawns, however we recommend poaching 500g at a time and then returning pot to stove to bring back to rolling boil before poaching the next batch of prawns.