Savoury seafood recipes

by - Sunday, April 13, 2008

Make tastebuds dance a Vivaldi with these mouthwatering, unforgettable seafood dishes.These are kitchen tested recipes guaranteed to impress family and friends! Prawns, cream, herbs.... yum!





Prawn and Mushroom Crepe Cornet

Ingredients:

Crepe
¼ cup plain flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ tsp oil
1/3 cup milk
Prawn Filling:
30 g butter
2 tbsp plain flour
1 small chicken stock cube, crumbled
500 grams cooked prawns, shelled and chopped
2 tbsp dry white wine
¼ cup cream
1 tbsp chopped fresh dill

Crepe:
Sift flour into bowl, make well in center. Gradually stir in combined egg, oil and milk, stir until butter is smooth. Mixture can be made by blending or processing all ingredients until smooth. Strain batter into jug, stand for 30 minutes.
Heat heavy based crepe pan over medium heat, grease with know of butter. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons batter into pan, swirling batter to cover base of pan evenly. When crepe is lightly browned underneath, carefully turn with spatula or fingers, lightly brown other side.
Prawn filling: Melt butter in medium saucepan, add flour, stir constantly over heat for 1 minute. Remove from heat, stir in water and stock cube, stir constantly over high heat until mixture boils and thickens. Add prawns, mushroom, white wine, cream and dill; reheat gently without boiling.




Seafood Ravioli with Vermouth

Ingredients:
Ravioli Dough
2 cups plain flour
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 tsp oil

½ cup water, approximately

Prawn Filling
400 grams shelled prawns
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

2 tsp dry vermouth

¼ cup cream


Salmon and Dill Sauce
2x 300 ml cartons cream
1/2 large veggie stock cube, crumbled
1 ½ tbsp dry vermouth
1 tsp corn flour
1 tsp water
90 grams smoked salmon, sliced
3 tsps. chopped fresh dill


Roll ravioli dough out, half at a time, to a thickness of 2mm, cut into 8 cm strips (or roll out with a pasta machine). Cover strips with a tea towel to prevent drying out.

Place heaped teaspoons of prawn filling at 4 cm intervals along 1 side of strip of dough. Brush edges with a little water, fold dough over filling; press firmly around filling. Cut between mounds of filling using knife or fluted pastry cutter.
Add ravioli gradually to large saucepan of boiling water, boil uncovered, for about 8 minutes or until ravioli are cooked; drain/. Mix ravioli gently through sauce, serve with grated parmesan cheese if desired.

Ravioli dough: Sift flour into large bowl, make well in centre, gradually stir in the combined egg, oil and enough water, to make dough firm and pliable. Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead for minutes. Place in lightly oiled bowl, cover, stand for 30 minutes before rolling.
Prawn filling: Mince, process or blend prawns with dill and vermouth until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl, stir in cream, gently cover, refrigerate.

Salmon and Dill Sauce: Combine cream and stock cube in medium saucepan, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer for about 5 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens, stir in salmon and dill.

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2 comments

  1. These dishes look incredible Christy!
    and your latest Ruby dolls is so sweet...I love the slight pout on her little mouth! Gxx

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  2. these look so delicious!!!

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