Prawn cocktail crackers

Prep: 30mCook: 10mTotal: 40m
Cuisine: AmericanCategory: Snack

These prawn cocktail crackers pair poached prawns with tangy, spicy sauce, crisp lettuce and celery for an easy festive snack.

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Prawn cocktail crackers

Ingredients

4
Serves
Metric

      Directions

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      Prep: 30mCook: 10mTotal: 40m
      1. Step 1: Fill a medium-sized saucepan with water and bring it to a gentle simmer.
      2. Step 2: Add 1 clove of garlic (whole), the finely sliced shallot, the juice of half a lemon with the squeezed lemon half, the bay leaves, and a generous pinch of salt to the saucepan.
      3. Step 3: Keep the water at a light simmer and add the raw prawns. Stir gently, reduce the heat to very low, and cover the pan with a lid.
      4. Step 4: Let the prawns poach slowly for 5–6 minutes or until just cooked through. Avoid boiling to ensure tender prawns.
      5. Step 5: Once cooked, remove the prawns with a slotted spoon and immediately place them in ice water to cool and stop the cooking process.
      6. Step 6: While the prawns are cooling, prepare the prawn crackers. For the sauce, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, Dijon mustard, and juice of the remaining half lemon in a bowl, mixing until smooth.
      7. Step 7: Finely dice the cooked prawns and stir them into the sauce.
      8. Step 8: Finely dice 1 stick of celery and add it to the mixture along with the zest of 1 lemon. Stir to combine.
      9. Step 9: Finely slice the iceberg lettuce.
      10. Step 10: To assemble, place a small amount of lettuce into each prawn cracker, add about 1 tablespoon of the prawn mayonnaise mixture, and garnish with a sprig of curly parsley.
      11. Step 11: Serve immediately and enjoy!

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      About this recipe

      Looking for a good festive treat to take to dinner? Make these prawn cocktail crackers!

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