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Caper Battered King Prawns

Caper Battered King Prawns recipe, eat well on universal credit

 

We’d planned a simple cold salad for yesterday after I finished dragging a heavy bike around York. But temptation got the better of me and I bought a pack of raw King Prawns to go with it. Now normally we’d make a Caper dip to go with battered Prawns, but maybe the heat got to me?

Here was my logic:-

The astringency of Capers works really well with Seafood. King Prawns remain tender when you batter them because the batter stops the moisture from frying out of them. So cut out the middle man and just add the Capers to the batter.

Ingredients:-

250g of raw shelled King Prawns
½ a small jar of drained Capers
50/50 mix of Gram Flour and Cornflour to make the batter base
Salt & fresh ground Black Pepper to season
¼ of a Tsp of Asafoetida
½ a Tsp of Turmeric for colour
Soda Water
½ a Tsp of Baking Powder

Method:-

(1) Heat a fryer to 160c.
(2) Mix the batter with enough Soda Water to make a very sticky batter.
(3) Coat the Prawns individually making sure that the Capers stick.
(4) Fry in small batches until the are golden brown.
(5) Set aside to drain.

Drizzle with Tonkatsu Sauce if you wish?

Strangely morish as these were and certainly not unpleasant, there was something missing. We could taste the Capers in the Batter and the Prawns were succulent. But somehow it didn’t quite pull together as I would have liked. Maybe I’ll swap the Salt for Garlic Salt next time?

 

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A Shoulder of Lamb for a little over £5? Oh man yes!

Ingredients:-

Shoulder of Lamb
½ Tbsp of dried Oregano
2 Bay Leaves, ground
½ a Bulb of Garlic, divided
2 Large Potatoes, cut into wedges
1 Onion, cut into wedges
2 Tomatoes, chopped
1 Cinnamon stick
Juice of a Lemon
250ml of White Wine
A drizzle of Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Place the Lamb in a dish and drizzle the Oil over.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Sprinkle over the Oregano and Bay Leaves.
(4) Peal 2 Garlic cloves and slice into small pieces.
(5) Make slits in the Lamb and insert the Garlic.
(6) Rub the Oil and Herbs into the Lamb, cover and place in the fridge overnight.
(7) Remove the Lamb 30 minutes before cook and preheat the oven to 160c.
(8) Line a large roasting tin with cooking Parchment.
(9) Roughly crush the remaining unpeeled Garlic and add to the roasting tin with the Potatoes, Onions, Tomatoes and Cinnamon.
(10) Place the Lamb over the top and pour over its’ marinade.
(11) Squeeze over the Lemon Juice and pour the Wine in the bottom of the roasting tin.
(12) Wet another piece of cooking Parchment under the tap.
(13) Lay over the top and crimp all the edges.
(14) Cook at 160c for 4 to 4 ½ hours until the Lamb is tender.
(15) Service with roasted vegetables and drizzle the juice from the tin over.

Lamb is a rare treat for us. This was outstanding!


 

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