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Poached prawn with lemongrass and lime

A refreshing salad with balanced sharp flavours and plenty of green.

Poached prawn, lemongrass and lime juice

Credit: Danielle Abou Karam

  • serves

    2

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    5 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

5

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 2 lemongrass stalks, white part only, finely chopped, trimmings reserved
  • 2 cm piece ginger, peeled and finely sliced, trimmings reserved
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • 8 large raw prawns, shelled, intestinal tract removed, tails left intact
  • 1 red Asian shallot, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 5 g round mint leaves
  • 5 g coriander leaves
Dressing
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 long green chilli, seeds removed
  • 1 coriander root
  • 1 tbsp grated palm sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 100 ml lime juice

Instructions

  1. For the dressing, place the garlic, chilli and coriander root in a mortar and pestle and pound into a paste. Stir in the palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice, then check the seasoning and adjust if necessary. It should be a balance of hot, sweet, sour and salty in that order.

  2. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Add the reserved lemongrass and ginger trimmings and a good pinch of salt. Add the prawns and cook for 90 seconds, then drain.

  3. When cool enough to handle, tear the prawns apart with your fingers and place in a bowl. Add chopped lemongrass and ginger, sliced shallot, herbs and enough dressing to moisten and toss to combine. Place in a shallow serving bowl, pour over a little more dressing and serve immediately.
 

Photography by Danielle Abou Karam.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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