On the days I have to head to the grocery store
on the way home, it takes me forever to decide what to cook that night. Knowing
that my options are limited only by what the store has sends my tastebuds into
a frenzy. What do they want for dinner? Friday I spent pretty much the whole
day changing my mind about what to eat. I wanted steak and chips. I wanted
curry. I wanted pasta. I wanted burgers and chips. By the end of the day I was
incredibly hungry. And tired. And I couldn’t be bothered going to the shops on
the way home anymore. I just wanted to be home and eating. Brainwave. Prawn
tacos. I have a few packets of prawns in my freezer for just this occasion.
About half an hour in water while you prep everything else and they are thawed
and good to go. I have a slight taco addiction too, so there is generally a few
packets of tortillas in the cupboard ready to go.
My taco love also includes hot sauce love. In
New Orleans, my favourite store was The Pepper Palace – a hot sauce mecca.
Given the weight limit on suitcases, my husband and I tasted all of the sauces
there and narrowed it down to 10 bottles. All unique and wonderful. The sauce I
chose to go with these prawns was a sweeter style as it’s made with peaches. I
realise that isn’t available here, so any other hot sauce or salsa you have is
good if you want an extra kick – but the flavour of the prawns is enough that
it doesn’t really need it.
300g prawns, shelled
½ tsp chipotle chilli powder½ tsp ancho chilli powder
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp raw sugar
juice from 2 lemons
250g Punnet grape tomatoes
1 red capsicum, julienned
2 sprigs parsley, chopped
2 sprigs coriander, chopped
Put a pan over medium heat, add the tomatoes,
capsicum, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and chilli powders. Stir fry for a
few minutes. When the tomatoes soften, pop them with the end of your
spoon/spatula. Add the sugar and mix well.
Add the prawns, cook until pink – around 5
minutes, then stir through the parsley and coriander.
Serve with warm tortillas, greens, pickles, hot sauce of your choice (I went for a sweet style) and a crumbly, salty cheese like fetta
Yum, yum, yum! As you know I've started to come over to the dark side (ie started to eat prawns). So tell me, what's the secret to buying prawns? How do you know if they're good or not?
ReplyDeletex Jasmine
To be honest, I'm not that sure. I just buy ones that either look fresh and not slimy in the seafood section or frozen. And either way I *try* to buy Australian, not imported. But it's not always possible and it's a lot more expensive.
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