Author Topic: Recipe Review: Spanish potatoes and prawns Fast & Easy p. 115  (Read 4346 times)

Offline Katya

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This is one of our regular dishes.   It is incredibly tasty but you do need to use the prawn shells to make the stock at the beginning else it isn't so good.

The recipe says 150 g prawns in their shells which seems too little to me, so I generally buy about 8 of them.    It makes a massive quantity so I only use half the peeled prawns (but use all 8 shells in the stock) for the first lot we have (there are only 2 of us) and then reheat another lot adding the other prawns.   

There is generally enough potatoes left even after we've had 4 portions, so I freeze it and use it for a supper for one maybe with a grilled chicken breast.

I find it works best with passata rather than tinned tomatoes.

5/5

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Re: Recipe Review: Spanish potatoes and prawns Fast & Easy p. 115
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 04:17:28 pm »
DH and I like this too Katya and totally agree that you need the prawn shells to make the stock.I like the way the prawns cook in the residual heat from the sauce in ten minutes,makes them incredibly tender.
« Last Edit: March 12, 2013, 04:29:47 pm by Cornish Cream »
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Re: Recipe Review: Spanish potatoes and prawns Fast & Easy p. 115
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2013, 08:06:18 pm »
Made this again today. ;D I used 500g potatoes and a 275g packet of prawns.
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Re: Recipe Review: Spanish potatoes and prawns Fast & Easy p. 115
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2013, 12:47:28 am »
This recipe is in our Australian Seafood cookbook.  I am glad to see these reviews.  I certainly enjoyed it.
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Re: Recipe Review: Spanish potatoes and prawns Fast & Easy p. 115
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2013, 02:01:48 am »
Cecilia.. Thanks for the heads up .. I'd really like to try this one!