Best 6 Coconut Prawns Recipes

THAI COCONUT MILK SOUP WITH PRAWNS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan set over medium-high heat, heat the vegetable oil until shimmering. Add the garlic, ginger, lemongrass and shallot. Saute until fragrant, about one minute. Add the coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Add the kaffir lime leaves and water, and return the soup to a simmer. Add fish sauce to taste.
• To the saucepan, add the palm sugar, and let the soup gently simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the dried chili and stir to combine. Simmer the soup for about 10 minutes, to blend the flavors.
• Remove the heads from the prawns and squeeze the roe into the soup. Discard the heads. Peel and slice the shrimp and add to the soup. Simmer gently for a minute, until the shrimp are barely cooked through. Add the long or green beans, tofu, and mushrooms to the soup. Remove the soup from the heat and finish with a squeeze of lime juice. Pour the soup into a deep bowl, removing the kaffir lime leaves. Garnish with cilantro and chili oil. Serve immediately.

COCONUT MASALA TIGER PRAWNS

Steps:

• To make garam masala, roast cinnamon, cumin, cloves and cardamom in a pan until the colour changes.
• Grind to a powder and save.
• heat onions, cumin, onions, chilies in saute pan.
• Stir in tomatoes, salt.
• Add coconut milk and vinegar and heat through.
• Add prawns.
• Saute till colour changes then stir in garam masala.
• Serve immediately.

TAHITIAN COCONUT VANILLA PRAWNS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan add the prawns and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until they turn pink.
• Remove them from the pan and set aside and wipe the pan clean with kitchen paper.
• Add the rum and the vanilla pod to the frying pan, bring to the boil and reduce down to about 2 tablespoons.
• Stir in the cream and coconut milk, and reduce the mixture by half.
• Scrape seeds out of the vanilla pod into the cream mixture and discard pod.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Return the prawns to the sauce and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
• Serve immediately over cooked rice.

COCONUT PRAWNS

Steps:

• Roll shrimp in coconut syrup. Mix finely rolled Ritz crackers with coconut. Roll coated shrimp in cracker- coconut mix. Shake off excess. Deep fry until golden brown.

PRAWNS IN CASHEW COCONUT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the shrimp with turmeric powder and chile powder, and set aside. Toast the cashews, cardamom, cinnamon, and peppercorns in a skillet over medium heat until toasted and fragrant, about 7 minutes; remove from the skillet and set aside.
• Heat the sunflower oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until the onion has softened and begun to lose its red color, about 5 minutes. Stir in the shrimp and toasted spice mixture along with the salt, garam masala, bay leaf, tomatoes, and green pepper. Cook and stir until half of the shrimp has begun to turn pink, then pour in the coconut milk, cover, and bring to a simmer.
• Cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until the shrimp are opaque and the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.

COCONUT AND MUSTARD PRAWNS

Steps:

• Place the prawns into a bowl, sprinkle over the salt, ground turmeric and red chile powder, and set aside to marinate for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend the English mustard, cornflour and a splash of water, to a paste in a small bowl. Reserve.
• Heat the mustard oil in a large nonstick pan over a medium heat until smoking. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool for 15 to 20 seconds, then add the nigella seeds, return the pan to the heat, and cook the seeds until they sizzle.
• Add the green chiles, and onion, stir well and fry for 7 to 8 minutes, or until softened.
• Add the garlic, and ginger pastes, and continue to cook for 45 to 60 seconds. Add the reserved mustard paste, and grated coconut, and stir well to combine. Fry the mixture for 4 to 5 minutes, then add the water, and continue cooking for another 3 to 4 minutes, or until the volume of liquid has reduced by half, and the sauce has thickened.
• Add the prawns and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until pink, stirring well. Stir in the chopped cilantro, and serve immediately.