Prawns in Cream Sauce (Iceland)

twissis's Note:

When I turned the pg of *Cool Cuisine* (Traditional Icelandic Cuisine) by Nanna Rognvaldardottir & read this recipe, it made me so hungry that I went straight to my kitchen for some food! Per her intro, "This is a luxurious dish! Altho langostines, prawns & other crustaceans now enjoy great popularity in Iceland, this has not always been the case. They were not commonly eaten a few decades ago, but Icelanders discovered these delicacies in a big way in the 1970s & have been making up for their earlier neglect ever since." This recipe has me thinking I should join their mission for our next spec occasion! (Time does not include the 30 min refrigeration time) *Enjoy* !

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 30 prawns (lrg size in their shells)
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 large red bell pepper (seeded & chopped)
• 1 green bell pepper (seeded & chopped)
• 5 ounces button mushrooms (sliced)
• 1 teaspoon brandy
• 2 cups cream

Directions:

1. Split prawns lengthwise w/a sharp knife, without completely separating the halves.
2. Melt 3 tbsp of butter w/the crushed garlic, salt + pepper & brush the prawns w/it. Chill for 30 min under refrigeration.
3. Seed & chop the bell peppers & slice the mushrooms. Melt the remaining 2 tbsp of butter in a lrg non-stick frying pan, saute peppers & mushrooms for a few minutes & remove to a dish.
4. Place prawns in the frying pan (cut side down) & fry for 2-3 min (in batches if necessary). Drizzle the brandy over them & ignite it.
5. When the flame dies down, add the cream + veggies & simmer for 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
6. To Serve: Serve 5 prawns per person w/an equal amt of veggies & sauce over toast points lightly brushed w/garlic-infused olive oil or garlic butter.

Reviews

[MissMaggie]

Hey Twissis - this was just great and sooo easy to put together. The only thing I changed was I halved the recipe as there are only two of us and instead of toast, I heated up vol-au-vent cases and served the mixture in the cases. I thought I would have some left over but we made pigs of ourselves. Didn't have brandy so I used Cognac. It still worked! How do you think some grated lemon rind and fresh parsley would go with it? I may try it next time. Made for ZWT6

[Princess Flowerbreath]

WOW....This was really good, and really EZ. I made this and served it over multigrain pasta. It looked really nice with the tails sticking up in the air while they flamed. (Actually, I thought it looked really cool the first time, so I double flamed them using approx 1/4 c brandy...But I was cooking 2 lbs all in one pan) Also, since I did not know if I should use light, or heavy cream I went with the light. It worked well because I added a good amount of Parmaggiano Reggiano into the sauce. This will definatly be added to our "TO MAKE AGAIN" list...Thanks

[Lanagirl]

My whole family really liked this recipe, I used sherry in place of brandy as I didn't have brandy. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for the great tasting easy recipe