Prawn Cocktail

 

                    There is no nicer starter than a good, fresh prawn cocktail. This recipe shows how good a prawn cocktail can be.

Serves 6

• 60 ml double cream, lightly whipped
• 60 ml mayonnaise
• 60 ml tomato ketchup
• 5-10 ml Worcestershire sauce
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ½ cos or romaine lettuce
• 450 gr cooked peeled prawns (shrimp)
• Salt, ground black pepper and paprika
• 6 large whole cooked unpeeled prawns, to garnish (optional)
• Thinly sliced brown bread and lemon wedges, to serve

1. In a bowl, mix together the hipped cream, mayonnaise and ketchup ; add Worcestershire sauce to taste and stir in enough lemon juice to make a really tangy sauce.
2. Finaly shred the lettuce and fill six individual glasses one-third full.
3. Stir the prawns into the sauce, then check the seasoning ; spoon the prawn mixture over the lettuce.
4. To prepare the garnish, if desired, peel the body shell from the whole cooked prawns and leave the tail "fan" for decoration ; drape one prawn over the edge of each glass.
5. Sprinkle each of the cocktails with ground black pepper and some paprika.
6. Serve immediately, with the thinly sliced brown bread and butter and lemon wedges for squeezing over.

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