Yabbies with grilled yoghurt bread

Prep
30m
Cook
25m
serves
6
Yabbies with grilled yoghurt bread
Yabbies with grilled yoghurt bread
Yabbies with grilled yoghurt bread
Yabbies are in rich abundance around barn, substitute with king prawns for a similar flavour.

Ingredients (9)

  • 16 live Redclaw yabbies (live optional – substitute other yabbies, marron or king prawns)
  • 85g unsalted butter, chopped
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 4 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
  • 100g Greek yoghurt
  • Fingerlime pearls (optional), to serve

Yoghurt bread (makes 16)

  • 500g strong (baker’s) flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried yeast
  • 100g Greek yoghurt

Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.

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Method

  • 1.
    To prepare the yabbies, if live, freeze for 2 hours to put them to sleep.
  • 2.
    Meanwhile, for yoghurt bread, in a stand mixer fitted with the doughhook, knead flour, yeast, yoghurt and 220ml lukewarm water on low speed for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Add 3 tsp salt flakes Yabbies with grilled yoghurt bread and knead for a further 2 minutes or until well combined. Transfer dough to a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Stand in a warm place for 20 minutes to prove slightly. Divide dough into 2 tbs portions, roll into 16 balls and place on 2 greased trays, leaving 5cm between each ball. Cover with clean tea towels and stand in a warm place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
  • 3.
    Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue to high heat. Roll flatbreads into 3mm-thick rounds. In batches, grill breads for 1-2 minutes each side or until grill marks appear. Stack cooked breads on top of one another in a bowl and cover with a clean tea towel to keep warm. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • 4.
    Meanwhile, to cook yabbies, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. In batches of 4, boil yabbies, covered, for 4 minutes or until cooked through, then immediately transfer to a bowl of iced water. When cool enough to handle, remove head, leaving tail. Repeat with remaining yabbies.
  • 5.
    Melt butter in a large frypan over medium-low heat. Add lemon juice, thyme and a pinch of salt flakes. Transfer peeled yabbies to a serving bowl and drizzle with butter mixture. Serve with flatbreads and yoghurt scattered with fingerlime pearls, if using, alongside.
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