prawn

Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.The term "prawn" is used particularly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth nations, for large swimming crustaceans or shrimp, especially those with commercial significance in the fishing industry. Shrimp that are present in this category often belong to the suborder Dendrobranchiata. In North America, the term is used less frequently, typically for freshwater shrimp. The terms shrimp and prawn themselves lack scientific standing. Over the years, the way they are used has changed, and these days the terms are almost interchangeable.

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  1. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    How to clean shrimp/prawns

    Mod edit: new thread These rather meaty prawns 🦐 A bit of a double edged sword that I don’t like that all prawns here usually requiring hefty ‘deveining’ it’s time consuming, but I do like that they taste extra prawny because they haven’t been purged in clean water to cater for a Brit’s...
  2. Morning Glory

    Recipe Fast and simple prawn curry

    Easy and fast, this prawn curry is packed full of flavour and can be made in less than 20 minutes. Serve with rice or flatbread. If you can obtain kewra water it adds a wonderful perfumed taste, but the curry is fine without it. When making prawn curry, make the sauce first as prawns take only...
  3. Morning Glory

    Recipe Prawn curry with lime leaves

    Just one double lime leaf (known as Makrut lime leaf) is enough to flavour a whole dish. Although they taste a little of lime, they are much more aromatic with an intense yet delicate perfume. Personally, I don’t think they can be substituted. I sometimes tuck one double leaf into a pot of...
  4. vernplum

    Recipe XO Fried Carrot Cake

    Here's one that I was considering putting into the chilli challenge but it ended up getting sidelined. Note that in this instance 'Carrot Cake' refers to something made with daikon radish and has nothing to do with orange carrots. You can make your own and get a good result if you can be...
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  5. vernplum

    Recipe Sichuan Stir-Fried Chili Prawns

    Kicking off my entries with a Chinese recipe. Since the theme of the challenge is chili, I decided on Sichuan cuisine, known for its fiery flavours and the characteristic 'mala' taste which is a hot and numbing combination of Sichuan pepper and chilis. This recipe has three sources of spice -...
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  6. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Prawn (Shrimp) Patia

    This recipe was always a fixture at my local curry inn, back many years ago in London. It is, however, an authentic Indian recipe, and comes from the Parsees, who fled Persia 1,300 years ago to settle in Gujarat. The sweet & sour gives it away. Ingredients: (For 4 servings) 450 gms peeled prawns...
  7. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Kerala prawn curry with coriander

    This dish is one of my favourites. Creamy coconut milk, sweet prawns, little crunchy bits of coriander stalk and mustard seeds and a nice bite from the chile powder. You can make this perfectly well with fish, if you haven't go prawns, and you can add more chile (I'd recommend a couple of green...
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  8. C

    Recipe Shrimp pasta bake

    did a (new to us) shrimp pasta bake - now,,,, I'm leery of baked shrimp tennis balls - so approached with caution.... cook the pasta pre-heat oven to 375'F half-fry the shrimp - used butter - they finish in the bake . . . cut into fork size pieces remove/reserve shrimp deglaze the pan with 0.5...
  9. Morning Glory

    Recipe Radiccio, prawn and bacon salad with blue cream cheese dressing

    Blue cheese and bitter leaves are the best of friends, sharing edgy characteristics and a faint metallic taste. Small sweet prawns and salty smoked bacon provide a lovely contrast. I used beautiful Castelfranco radicchio which looks as if its been splattered with crimson paint. But it is...
  10. medtran49

    National Shrimp Scampi Day, U.S.

    Next Monday, April 29th, is National Shrimp Scampi Day. I found this out when I was looking at a restaurant's web site and it was prominently noted, as the dish will be on special. Don't know if we have any shrimp, but have to pick up a couple of things at grocery today or tomorrow so will get...
  11. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Coconut Shrimp with Ginger

    Ingredients: 100 gms shrimp or prawns, peeled and deveined 90 gms (3/4 cup) all purpose flour 1 egg 220 mls ( about 1 cup) beer 1 1/2 tsps baking powder 2 tbsps grated ginger 150 gms (about 1 1/2 tp 2 cups) freshly grated coconut Oil for deep-frying Method: Defreeze the shrimp/prawns, unless...
  12. Yorky

    Prawns (shrimps)

    [Mod Edit: This post and several following posts moved to form a new topic (MG)] Freshwater prawns.
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    Recipe Prawn and Prosciutto Tapas

    Ingredients Bread stick Peeled large prawns Garlic cloves, sliced Butter Lettuce leaves Tomatoes, sliced Sliced prosciutto ham Optional Marie Rose sauce: Mayonnaise Tomato puree Tabasco. Paprika powder Method Melt the butter in a small fry pan with the sliced garlic. Pan fry the prawns in the...
  14. Morning Glory

    Recipe Guinness laced Marie Rose sauce

    The taste of Guinness in this sauce is subtle but intriguing; a dark savoury note in an otherwise creamy and slightly spicy old favourite. Its essential to make your own mayonnaise for this recipe. A shop bought mayonnaise will not be thick enough to hold the Guinness reduction. You can of...
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  17. Morning Glory

    Recipe Pork achiote with citrus prawns

    The pork or prawn elements would stand alone as dishes but they are much more fun together. This is super easy to cook using the ‘en papillote’ method. If you can’t obtain achiote paste you could make your own from scratch. Ingredients (serves 2) For the pork: 20g achiote paste Juice of one...
  18. Yorky

    Recipe Spicy Prawn and Potato Salad

    Ingredients 300gms Potatoes scrubbed and cubed (15 mm) 4 tblsp Mayonnaise 1 Red onion, finely chopped 4 Fresh red chillis, chopped 1 tsp English mustard 2 tsp Lime juice ½ tsp Paprika 50 gms Gherkin chopped 2 Duck eggs, hard boiled and chopped 4 Spring onions chopped Salt and freshly ground...
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