King Prawns in Red Sauce
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
directions
- Shell prawns, reserving the tail pieces and shells and remove the central vein from each prawn. Set aside.
- Place the shells in a food processor or blender and process to form a fine paste.
- Place the shell paste in a medium saucepan together with the water, bring to the boil and continue to boil until reduced by half.
- Transfer the shell sauce back to the food processor and blend until smooth then pass through a very fine sieve. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, add the onion and sauté until soft and transparent.
- Add the garlic, ginger and tomato paste, mix well and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the reserved shell sauce, chopped tomatoes, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix well and simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.
- Add the prawns and continue to simmer for a further 5 minutes.
- To serve - transfer to a warmed serving dish and decorate with the sliced boiled eggs. Serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Coasty
Australia
Recently relocated to Queensland, warmer seas for sailing and fishing. Aside from cooking for my family I do cake decorating (mainly wedding cakes) and recently unusual jams - adding spices and herb - and preserves and cheese making