Prawn with mango salsa and prawn oil Recipe

Prawn with mango salsa and prawn oil Recipe

  • 3 raw king prawns, shells removed, heads left on
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 100g/3½oz peeled and finely sliced mango
  • pinch dried chilli flakes
  • 2 salad onions, white part only, finely sliced
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 6 king prawn shells
  • 1 tsp tomato purée
  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  2. To make the prawns, place the honey, soy sauce and olive oil into a bowl and whisk together.
  3. Add the prawns and leave to marinate for two minutes.
  4. Heat a griddle pan until smoking. Add the prawns and char-grill for two minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Retain the marinade.
  5. To make the mango salsa, place the mango, chilli flakes and spring onion into a bowl and mix together well.
  6. To make the prawn oil, heat the oil in a medium frying pan. Add the prawn shells and the tomato purée and fry for four minutes. Carefully strain the oil into a bowl and discard the shells.
  7. To serve, spoon the mango salsa into the centre of a plate, place the cooked prawns on top and drizzle the soy sauce and honey marinade and prawn oil around the plate.
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