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This is not a summer BARBECUE recipe. It's an end of spring (waiting for the summer) recipe for a DEEP-FRYER on a BALCONY or TERRACE, with an extension cord ...

(a bit like trying to pretend it was already warm & beautiful outside and we absolutely could & should cook outside) ...

Well, you understand that I’m a little impatient. So rain or shine, I'll continue to cook outside a little. I have a deep-fryer and I have a plancha and neighbors who look at me like I should to be locked up, but they giggle !

Large shrimp/prawns marinated and then wrapped-up and fried, served with a fresh, spicy, tangy, invigorating and dynamic dipping sauce !

Yeah, that’s right ! … :)

p.s.: to see other recipes using kadaifi dough (but sweet ones), click here and/or here.

kadaifi-wrapped prawns with fresh herbs, ginger and pineapple dipping sauce

30.05.2016

5-6

ingredients

  • 16-18 large shrimp/prawns (about 500 grams before hulling, 275 grams after)

marinade :

  • 3 tsp of lime juice
  • 1½ tbsp sesame oil
  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tbsp of miso paste (or substitute with ½ tsp soy sauce + 1 mashed anchovy + 1 tsp  sesame paste + ¼ teaspoon apple cider vinegar)
  • 1 tsp crushed garlic
  • 1 tsp grated scallion
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspooncrushed coriander seeds
  • optional: ¼ teaspoon mixture of sweet paprika, smoked paprika and chili powder

dipping sauce :

  • ½ cup fresh coriander leaves
  • ½ cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • 1 cup (50 grams) of bread cut into cubes and soaked in water and wrung
  • ¼ cup oil (half olive - half sesame)
  • 2 tablespoons lime/lemon juice
  • ¼ cup pineapple purée (50 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon grated ginger
  • salt and pepper (to your taste)

coatings/wrapping :

  • ¼ cup fine breadcrumbs
  • 2 beaten eggs + 1 tbsp milk
  • 150 grams (about 2-3 cups) filo-kadaifi dough filaments + 1 tablespoon oil

frying : 

  • 1 liter of frying oil

instructions

  • remove the heads and shells of the shrimp/prawns, make an incision along the back to remove the black vein and leave the tails intact
  • prepare the marinade by incorporating all ingredients (in a food-processor) and marinate the shrimp in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours
  • prepare the dipping sauce by incorporating all the ingredients in a food-processor (adjust the thickness of the sauce with more bread or pineapple puree) and chill
  • coarsely separate the filaments of filo-kadaifi dough, lay out and cut in two and moisten with a little oil on the palms of your hands (to make the filaments a bit sticky)
  • coat the prawns/shrimps in breadcrumbs, then in the egg and milk mixture, then wrap (or roll up) in the filo-kadaifi dough filaments several times
  • fry 5 or 6 wrapped prawns/shrimps (at a time) in a deep-fryer (or in a frying pan) at 170°C for 60-90 seconds
  • serve warm with the chilled dipping sauce, sprinkled with a few sprouts and pine nuts.