Prawn Salad with Baby Spinach and Tangerine

INGREDIENTS:

1 dozen Prawns, deveined

2 Tangerines, peeled and divided

3 cups Baby Spinach

4 tablespoons Olive Oil

1/2 Lemon of Juice

Salt and Pepper to taste

DIRECTION:

1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil.  Add about 2 tablespoons of salt.  Add the prawns and blanch until the prawns turn orange and curl up.  Drain immediately.  Remove the shells and set them aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and the prawns.  Gently toss the salad until well combine.

Coconut and Lime Seafood Soup

Coconut and lime is a good pair, both in sweet or savoury. This soup is a very quick meal since the seafood takes very little time to cook through. If you like spicy, just add more chilli. 

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Coconut Milk (Not coconut cream)

1 cup Chicken Stock

4 cups Water

1 dozen Mussels (I used frozen)

2 dozen Prawns

2 pieces Cod Fish (I used frozen), cut into big chunks

10 Button Mushrooms, sliced

1 small Onion, sliced

1 Lime

1 Red Chili, cut into small arounds (optional)

1 handful Cilantro, rinsed

Salt to taste

DIRECTION:

1. In a soup pot, combine coconut milk, chicken stock and water.  Bring it to a boil over high heat.

2. Add mushrooms and onion.  Let it to boil for 10 minutes for the flavour to develop into the soup base.

3. According to the order follow, add mussels, cod fish, and prawns.  Let the soup comes to the boil again.  Then, add cilantro and squeeze the lime juice in.  Add chili if you are using.  Season the soup with salt to taste.  Remove the soup from the heat immediately and serve.

Oven Cook Seafood Foil Parcel

The simpler, the best - it is totally applicable to making seafood.  I leave out the butter and herbs, and only allow the juice of the seafood, and a little white wine, to stew itself and build up the lovely sweetness.  The lemon juice at the end elevates the flavour of the mussels and broth.  Remember to prepare some bread to mop up this delicious liquid.  Click Here to check out how to open a crab.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Crab

1 dozen mussels

1 dozen Prawns

2 pcs Cod Fillets

1/2 Lemon of Juice

1/4 cup Dry White Wine

1 knob of ginger, about finger long, cut into arounds

Sea Salt

Vegetable Oil

DIRECTION:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 400F.

2. Line foil on a roasting pan.  Drizzle 2 tablespoons of oil and lay the ginger pieces evenly on top.

3. Evenly place the seafood in the pan. Sprinkle with sea salt and drizzle the white wine.  Cover the pan with another piece of foil.  Roll the edges to seal it to create a foil bag.  Roast it in the oven for 25 minutes.

4. Remove the top foil.  Drizzle the fresh lemon juice over the seafood.  Serve immediately.

Prawn Salad

INGREDIENTS:

12 Prawns, shelled and deveined

1 Carrot, cut into sticks

1/3 Small Red Onion, peeled and thinly sliced

1/4 cup Parsley, leaves only

1/4 cup Pecan, roasted

2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar

2 tablespoons Sunflower Seed Oil

Pepper and Salt to taste

DIRECTION:

1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil.  Add prawns; cook until the prawns are curly and change colour.  Drain the prawns.  Plunge them into cold water to stop the cooking process.  Set them aside.

2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and the prawns.  Gently toss it until even.  Serve immediately.