Prawns Easy French

Maitre d‘hotel prawns

Name: Maitre d‘hotel prawns
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /french
Ingredients: 2kg large green prawns, peeled (legs intact), heads reserved, bodies butterflied through the belly, deveined; Sunflower oil, to deep-fry; 1/4 cup (50g) tapioca flour (a starchy flour that gives a crisp texture when deep-frying – from Asian food shops); 125g unsalted butter, softened; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1 tbs vermouth; 1/4 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves finely chopped; 1 eschalot, finely chopped; 1 tbs finely chopped preserved lemon rind, white pith removed; 2 tsp lemon juice

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2kg large green prawns, peeled (legs intact), heads reserved, bodies butterflied through the belly, deveined
Sunflower oil, to deep-fry
1/4 cup (50g) tapioca flour (a starchy flour that gives a crisp texture when deep-frying – from Asian food shops)

Maitre d’hotel butter

125g unsalted butter, softened
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tbs vermouth
1/4 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves finely chopped
1 eschalot, finely chopped
1 tbs finely chopped preserved lemon rind, white pith removed
2 tsp lemon juice

Method

1.

For the butter, place all ingredients in a bowl, season and stir well to combine.
2.

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Half-fill a saucepan or deep-fryer with oil and heat to 180°C (a cube of bread will turn golden in 30 seconds when oil is hot enough). Trim beak and eyes from prawn heads and discard. Toss the heads in flour. In batches, deep-fry, turning, for 2-3 minutes until crisp. Drain on paper towel and scatter with sea salt.
3.

Preheat an oven grill to high. Place prawns, cut-side-up, on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes or until almost cooked through. Remove from oven and spread with butter mixture. Grill for 2-3 minutes until golden.
4.

Serve the prawns with prawn heads and remaining butter.