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  • Thinking back to his sarky statement about Manchester United and the prawn sandwiches, I think there is a great deal in that.
  • Pile each croute with the prawn mixture and serve at once. The Sun
  • Serves 2-4, depending on hunger4 raw, unshelled tiger prawns90ml olive oil3 cloves garlic, finely chopped500ml good-quality fish stock150g sustainable monkfish, cut into chunks1 onion, finely diced1 tsp smoked paprika200g chopped tomatoes50ml dry white winePinch of saffron soaked in 1 tbsp hot water200g Calasparra or other short-grain rice150g baby squid, cut into rings150g broad beans150g mussels, scrubbedHandful of flat-leaf parsley to garnish½ lemon, cut into wedges 1. Shell the prawns and put the flesh aside. How to cook the perfect paella
  • Only the sizzling Mongolian lamb hotpot, mayo-slaughtered wasabi prawns, the stodgy dumplings and leaden-battered soft-shell crab were truly terrible.
  • He appears just as I'm about to start on a roasted jewfish with prawns, and offers a sturdy paw.
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  • Mom, who usually gets battered and deep-fried prawns when she eats Chinese, said these were the best she's had.
  • Won ton made with chopped prawns, ground pork, mushroom and cooked with thin noodles in supreme broth.
  • The restaurant serves roasted octopus, and clam and prawn risotto. Times, Sunday Times
  • Shall we get some shrimp and prawns?
  • I used to work in a restaurant as a teenager and I would have been docked a week's wages had I tried to use that many prawns on a starter.
  • You come all this way and they didn't have any prawn crackers.
  • The food is all pink and green; lettuce and prawns and salmon and cucumbers. Times, Sunday Times
  • Nethili, kanava, pomfret, seer, crab, tiger prawn and sand lobster are cooked in Indian, Chinese styles, Kababs, deep-fried and dry-fried, a truly gastronomic delight.
  • It begins with champagne and mini pizzettes, and also features Yamba prawns, Bangalow pork and local virgin olive oil and coffee.
  • I just love the texture and lightness of tempura batter and was delighted our prawns also came with a few bite-size servings of tempura vegetables.
  • Food Matching: Grilled sardines, moulds, prawns, oyster, little frying, vegetable terrine, goujeonnettes sole, fresh goat cheese.
  • The fish - squid, prawns and scampi - was coated in a delicate batter, light years away from any calamari I've tasted.
  • Under threat are the turtle, fresh water prawn and crocodiles in the nearby sanctuary.
  • They loved him none the more, of course, and spun, prawned, and wormed as before, honestly envying just a little the purist whose fly undoubtedly often justified his claims. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
  • Fillet of kingklip topped with prawns and mushrooms in a champagne sauce, served on a bed of rice with country vegetables.
  • At a fish-and-chip shop called the Balancing Eel, a stone's throw from the quayside, cod, haddock, plaice and sole are the fish of choice with scampi and prawn fritters close behind.
  • Good too with prawns or brown shrimps. Times, Sunday Times
  • Press spoonfuls of the prawn paste into small patties or flat cakes.
  • The restaurant serves roasted octopus, and clam and prawn risotto. Times, Sunday Times
  • Then he heard that bigger prawns were to be found in Libya, and set out immediately.
  • Mix together all the other ingredients with a teaspoon or so of salt and lay the skewered prawns in it.
  • We saw several fist-sized sea squirts which were bright pink in colour, and only when studying the photographs afterwards noticed that each was attended by a number of well-camouflaged commensal prawns, also pink.
  • It is a typical Catalan affair: a lobster and rice stew, cuttlefish black in their own ink, grilled prawns, bread rubbed with tomato and drizzled with oil, and, to finish, a Cadaqués speciality, "taps" - sweet, very light plain sponge cakes bought from a patisserie around the headland that morning. Life and style | guardian.co.uk
  • Add the peeled prawns and one tbsp of sauce. The Sun
  • Vicky ordered the king prawn and salmon laksa with noodles, while I went for the cod fillet with chorizo, garlic, spring onion mash and thyme.
  • In this one, chunks of white crab meat and plump tiger prawns vie for your fork's attention. Times, Sunday Times
  • They were learning to use the chopsticks, and everyone tried the noodles and prawn crackers.
  • The bags are filled with manure comprising cow dung, neem cake, prawn shell powder and neopeat (coconut fibre).
  • Oh they're really quite small, they'd be about the same size as a nice big tiger prawn or a langoustine, so half the size of a lobster that you would expect to buy in the shop that had been caught in the wild.
  • Throw in the prawns and monkfish and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through. The Sun
  • Halve the prawns lengthways to make two equal commas. Times, Sunday Times
  • When the pan is searing hot, place the prawns on top of the salt. Times, Sunday Times
  • GOODGREEN tea seed powder makes more usefull and effective points in its promoting shrimp exuviation and preventing prawn from black gill, leukopathia etc.
  • Seafood is used in such delicacies as oysters in black bean sauce, prawns wrapped in seaweed, cucumber crab rolls, and clam and winter melon soup.
  • Hulking guys serve up platters of prawns, steamed crabs, and just-shucked oysters glistening in brine.
  • The elder brother had the terrine of salmon and prawns with lemon mayonnaise.
  • As the credit crunch bites, the corporate prawn-sandwich brigade are also feeling the chill of the recessionary wind. Times, Sunday Times
  • Christopher started off with prawns cooked in coriander, ginger and garlic, accompanied by a close cousin of the Hellmans family.
  • Hors d' oeuvres included soup of mussel and saffron, salmon gravalax with oyster beignets and citrus dressing or salad of baby gems with tiger prawns and beluga caviar.
  • Bream is not packed with flavour, so it works well with plenty of others. On this occasion, some clever citrus orzo and a prawn tortellini combined with a bisque emulsion to deliver plenty of flavour.
  • Not only will the cuts apply to cod but will apply also to associated species such as whiting, haddock, sole, saithe, monk, plaice, prawns, hake and megrim.
  • You can sit on the balcony and eat fantastic prawns and squid while you look out at the sea. Bad Food Britain
  • Next I had a swordfish medallion with a crispy crust made of prawns and things, and some squid on the side and some unidentified vegetables, a bit like the ones you put in ratatouille. Palace
  • We are moving on to the main course, spaghetti allo scoglio with vongole, octopus, prawns and mussels. Times, Sunday Times
  • Four or five minutes later, add the clams, then the mussels and prawns, and stir in the saffron strands.
  • Only the live prawn went uneaten and most of the sea urchin, which is a more complicated story. The Guardian World News
  • Well, I personally like the chicken penne with cream mushroom sauce, but the prawn fettuccine is also very nice.
  • My main was a nice minted lamb chop deal, and others at our table tried the new york steak and two servings of a prawn and scallop dish.
  • Everything in football, from tribalism to prawn sandwiches, comes because football can serve up such moments as a matter of routine. Times, Sunday Times
  • You can sit on the balcony and eat fantastic prawns and squid while you look out at the sea. Bad Food Britain
  • In the end, I went for the fish plate of smoked salmon, prawns, gravadlax, rollmop herrings and smoked mackerel for €14.95, which was served with more tasty bread.
  • The chippy's more unusual offerings - queen scallops, squid rings and prawns - are all caught by Scottish boats and the staples, such as haggis and black pudding, from nearby suppliers.
  • Whether it is his seared scallops with carrot fritters, marinated coriander chicken, coconut and lime and macadamia cake, ricotta hot cakes with honeycomb butter, or sensationally garlicky prawns, Bill's food is happy food.
  • The shop also has a wide range of seafood including tiger prawns, mussels, sea bream and breaded crab claws.
  • They fed me on boiled pumpkin, wild rice, little mud fish and river prawns cooked in hollow bamboo tubes.
  • The shelves and fissures which bisect these rocks are home to edible crabs, velvet swimming crabs, prawns, squat lobsters and the occasional large common lobster, which will march out boldly to meet your intrusion.
  • Then Per does something that tops the crayfish and the lobsters, the prawn mayonnaise and the smoked salmon. Times, Sunday Times
  • A banquet of tiger prawn and lemon quinoa risotto. Times, Sunday Times
  • Metal exclusion grids and escape hatches are now in use in prawn fisheries around the world to stop bigger fish being wastefully killed.
  • Top with the cooked prawns and salmon roe or Avruga caviar.
  • The pasta dishes could handle the fat, in that the curried linguine with prawns was rich and creamy, and the tortellini had lots of bacon and cream to accompany the peas.
  • Sure enough, at nine o'clock sharp, a man who looked very much like a fisherman walked in bearing assorted calamari, shellfish and prawns on a large plastic tray.
  • We inspect live eels, snake fish and frogs at one stall, pomfret, prawns squid and parrot fish at another.
  • Don't come the raw prawn with me - you know very well what I'm talking about.
  • Or how about raw and cooked FISH with pickled herring and prawns. The Sun
  • Then Per does something that tops the crayfish and the lobsters, the prawn mayonnaise and the smoked salmon. Times, Sunday Times
  • The elusive jumbo prawns, barbecued chicken and pork spare ribs are monsoon specials.
  • I get confused between giant prawns, crayfish and langoustine, but these were gigantic.
  • Stir in the prawns and serve with a crumble of feta cheese. Times, Sunday Times
  • The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked.
  • The smoking of salmon, prawns and sprats is done ‘round the back’ and this is the food you should stick to here.
  • The rivers ultimately drain into the Joseph Boneparte Gulf, a region that supports a large commercial prawn fishing industry.
  • South of Keri, the road twists past paddy fields, prawn farms and rural hamlets towards Arambol.
  • The main courses with accompaniments included grilled lobster, jumbo prawns, beef wellington, assorted kebabs and vegetable au gratin.
  • What price a prawn sandwich? Times, Sunday Times
  • This is far from your average Indian cookbook with over 130 recipes including Mustard-Flavoured Tandoori-Style King Prawns with Saffron Kedgeree.
  • Highlights include grilled tiger prawns, and slowly braised veal. Times, Sunday Times
  • Over the years we have bought lobsters, prawns, crabs and scallops on the shore outside the house, direct from the boats that landed them.
  • We began with a steamed sea prawn and a battered deep fried river prawn with dipping sauce.
  • Devein and rub the prawns with salt and cornstarch. Rinse well, pat to dry and then mash...
  • Unless you're eating this ironically in a West London gastropub then the chances are your prawns are frozen shrimps bloated with sugar and salt water, then smothered in ketchup and mayonnaise.
  • Both were excellent, although they did made me work for mine, with the prawns coming unpeeled on top of the filo pastry basket the dish was served in.
  • I chose the roasted lamb rump with boudin noir, borlotti beans and caramelised shallots, while Gus went for the pan-fried monkfish with Parma ham, spring onions and prawns.
  • I ordered the grilled king prawn & jumbo scallop and the house signature crispy sausage pizza.
  • The recipe calls for minced pork and prawn spread on a nori (sheet of dried laver seaweed), deep-fried, and then brushed with soy sauce-based sweet sauce.
  • Stir in the prawns and serve with a crumble of feta cheese. Times, Sunday Times
  • The noodle dish was a veritable treasure trove of fish, chicken meat, tempura prawn and soft noodles.
  • Stir fry minced pork, prawn meat, dried scallops , dried shrimps, white radish, carrots and yam bean lightly. Add supreme stock and cook for 30 mins over low heat.
  • Always a sucker for shellfish, I chose king prawns in a Mediterranean sauce as a starter at £5.
  • Otherwise we could choose from 30 seafood dishes on the standard menu, most containing prawns.
  • Mix the crushed garlic, chopped chilli, paprika, sherry and olive oil, and spoon over the prawns.
  • Thread one or two prawns on to each skewer. The Sun
  • Highlights include grilled tiger prawns, and slowly braised veal. Times, Sunday Times
  • Not only will the cuts apply to cod but will apply also to associated species such as whiting, haddock, sole, saithe, monk, plaice, prawns, hake and megrim.
  • Add the prawn mixture, ginger and broccoli. Times, Sunday Times
  • My prawns were merely passable, but the mackerel was heavenly, as were the pickled herrings with finely sliced pickled onions.
  • Minestrone with garlic bread bruschetta, buffalo mozzarella pizza, and homemade cannelloni would be followed by a selection of main courses including Chilean sea bass, tiger prawns, and rosemary spring chicken.
  • The researcher says the results of the study, which has been published in the Journal of Fish Biology, showed that "the sharks 'diet is opportunist, because they feed off whatever resources are available, in this case small euphausiid crustaceans, benthopelagic prawns and fish". PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • May I suggest you try the king prawn, the chef recommends it.
  • The advice given is that there should be zero fishing for cod, whiting, haddock, plaice, sole and prawns in the Irish Sea.
  • The first comprised six flavoursome langoustines in a tempura batter as light as a prawn cracker, served on salad dressed with an interesting sweet basil oil.
  • Its rich menu is strong on fish and prawn curries. Times, Sunday Times
  • Otherwise we could choose from 30 seafood dishes on the standard menu, most containing prawns.
  • Instead ask for cottage cheese and prawns, tuna and sweetcorn, or yoghurt with chopped chives.
  • Starters include warm chicken salad, prawn cocktail, smoked salmon and a Tuscan roll with pesto and mozzarella.
  • I started with a prawn puri, which is a light, thin chapati with prawns in a gravy that, depending upon whether it is the Bombay or Punjabi version of the dish, can be sweet and sour or not.
  • Meat and fish stock soups, grilled jumbo prawns, barbecued chicken, lamb drumsticks and pork spare-ribs are winter specials served on rooftops.
  • The complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the giant tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca), is presented.
  • Lunch in tapas bars is a Spanish treat, serving tasty portions of tortilla, fresh prawns, marinaded red peppers and other morsels of local food.
  • I had the Russian blinis: buckwheat pancakes served with gravlax, prawns, herring roll mops and two superb garnishes of chopped herrings - one with whole grain mustard, the other with mayonnaise.
  • Diners can expect butternut and sweet potato soup garnished with chopped coriander and coconut milk, followed by Cape Malay prawns.
  • To Judge from the empty seats, holders of tickets for the royal box were still attacking the prawn sandwich platter. Times, Sunday Times
  • creel," and in her hands another basket containing cooked prawns, lobsters or other temptation to the gourmand. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878
  • The chef's special was Brochettes of scallops and prawn on a bed of green leaves and samphire grass.
  • The dishes varied from grilled prawns and pomfret masala fried fish, part of nearly 60 varieties of food prepared by students of the college.
  • Starters include prawns, oysters, crab-sticks, salmon and cold cuts, plus salads and various sauces.
  • The bags are filled with manure comprising cow dung, neem cake, prawn shell powder and neopeat (coconut fibre).
  • Add prawns and cook to warm through. Times, Sunday Times
  • I also had a local specialty for lunch - white roses are prawn meat steamed inside wonton wrappers.
  • Wash the tiger prawns and add to the monkfish bowl. Times, Sunday Times
  • The tuna tartare with chopped avocado, the clam chowder with smoked bacon and the giant Louisiana prawns were all a hit.
  • Fish and prawn kababs in mint and garlic chutney and squid fritters in hot garlic sauce whet the palate for the sumptuous spread.
  • If his haul wasn't so pitiful — his bag had two packets of defrosted prawn dumplings and a handful of vacuum-packed seafood sticks inside — Mr Takahashi might be taken for a looter.
  • Chicken tikka, lamb tikka, tandoori chicken, prawns and mushrooms were dotted around a thick curry sauce that also featured fresh fried garlic, onions, green peppers and medium spices.
  • Add the prawn cutlets and toss until they are just sealed and turn a whitish pink colour.
  • Its namesake dish, cuscus alla Trapanese, is a tagine-like couscous served with seafood soup, prawns and monkfish, and its historic center features tightly packed streets that were once surrounded by the casbah walls. Monique Stringfellow: Sicily's Wild Western Coast
  • Pasta dishes like linguine sometimes contain squid ink as well as shellfish and prawns.
  • Local specialities include seafood platters piled high with glistening crabs, lobster and prawns on a bed of crushed ice. Times, Sunday Times
  • Prices of prawns are still low and supply is steady giving local fishermen a living.
  • The prawn trawler skipper dashed to the harbour where he keeps his boat.
  • I get confused between giant prawns, crayfish and langoustine, but these were gigantic.
  • Go cheaper by using things such as frozen prawns and chicken livers, or more expensive by including lobster or crab. Times, Sunday Times
  • Season and add the peeled prawns and snipped chives. A Passion for Food
  • He would cook us a batch of his prawns, boiling them in fresh water from a nearby stream.
  • There is a chapter on Techniques, which tells you how to peel, devein and clean prawns and squid.
  • Several readers like the combination of filo and fish or seafood - prawns, salmon, trout.
  • The disastrous (former) boss of HMRC Dim Prawn 'Red' Dawn Primarolo has just been moved (sideways and downward) to a new job as Sec of State for Health in the jockish Junta. It's All Very Taxing...
  • The big man was delighted with his prawns, which were simply but attractively presented with the garlic mayo served in half an oyster shell.
  • The prawns were top quality with a real bite and flavour that carried through the spicy sauce.
  • Saute six plump scallops, a dozen large prawns and a piece of your favourite fish mine is still rockling, cut into large cubes, in olive oil, a quarter cup of white wine and four finely chopped garlic cloves. Archive 2006-06-01
  • For example the Thai fishcakes are medallions of sole and prawn mousse, blended in red curry paste with cucumber dressing.
  • Their capsicums or bell peppers are merely our sweet peppers, scallions are our spring onions, shrimps are our prawns, and confectioner's sugar is our icing sugar.
  • Remove the heads and shells from the prawns and shell the mussels.
  • Take a torch with you, because within the crevices you'll find loads of prawns, shrimps and the odd lobster.
  • Drain and add to the curry along with the monkfish and prawns. The Sun
  • If you're feeling like a raw prawn in some cosmic seafood gumbo, what to do?
  • A banquet of tiger prawn and lemon quinoa risotto. Times, Sunday Times
  • For starters, we were unable to resist the crab claws with prawn meat stuffing - pricey at £5, but they sounded delicious.
  • The menu also included oysters, prawns, turkey, smoked kangaroo, dampers, bread with wattleseed and a range of desserts with native fruits.
  • Heat over a medium heat and add the garlic, chilli and prawns. The Sun
  • And because cod are a by-catch of haddock, whiting and prawn, other key fisheries should be closed too.
  • The large plate comes with crispy Wan Tun (a kind of hot, crispy batter), prawn toast, spring rolls, crispy seaweed, spicy lamb satay, a beef parcel and spicy meat nuggets.
  • There are also gargantuan lamb shanks studded with lotus roots, giant tandoori prawns flown in from Sri Lanka, and leaning towers of tender salmon interspersed with okra and spicy tomato sauce.
  • These include caviar, truffle, prawn, crab, shallot and cep drops. Times, Sunday Times
  • Michael's dish turned out to be stir-fried vegetables with tiger prawns on rice, topped with oyster sauce.
  • It used to be a little less commercial than it is now - you could get scallops and clams, prawns and delicious fried oysters. Times, Sunday Times
  • Prawn rice crackers and anchovy-like dried fish chips are the sails.
  • Seven appetizers and salads are next, including prawn and crab cocktails.
  • This is what we have come to expect of the prawn cocktail: this monster of a crime against the palate.
  • The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked.
  • So I thought I'd slip down incognito for a tandoori lamb salad, a Goan prawn curry and a glass of wine, and then come home and write it up.
  • I had prawns and rice for lunch.
  • Highlights include grilled tiger prawns, and slowly braised veal. Times, Sunday Times
  • These included king crab, Phuket lobster, oysters, river prawns and yabbies.
  • Or how about raw and cooked FISH with pickled herring and prawns. The Sun
  • Tip in the prawns, mussels and clams and cover with a lid. Times, Sunday Times
  • Lightbulb sea squirts, common brittlestars, featherstars of various colours, and northern prawns survey diving passers-by from their rock crevices and ledges.
  • I've read many times since that the best way to cook live prawns is to boil them in heavily salted water or, better still, seawater.
  • For the main courses, Emily chose to wrap her fireproof tonsils around a king prawn madras, with onion rice.
  • After pointing out that there's "very little to get wrong here", Simon Hopkinson and Lindsey Bareham deliver a googly in The Prawn Cocktail Years by calling for penne, rather than macaroni "because the cheese sauce is better able to flow inside this larger-sized pasta". How to cook perfect macaroni cheese
  • Stir in white crab meat and prawns. Times, Sunday Times
  • Push the prawn about halfway up the stick and then add another prawn in the same way. Times, Sunday Times
  • Throw in the prawns and monkfish and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through. The Sun
  • We preceded these hearty mains with two dishes from the rich variety of starters, which include everything from deep fried Brie to Japanese prawns.
  • Thread one prawn and a slice of lime on to eight skewers and set aside. The Sun
  • Good too with prawns or brown shrimps. Times, Sunday Times
  • This sizzling platter featured a combination of marinated king prawns, tarakihi, scallops and squid with garlic and pepper sauce plus vegetables - it was utterly delicious and I definitely have a mind for more.
  • Good too with prawns or brown shrimps. Times, Sunday Times
  • Egg or prawn mayonnaise with lettuce and tomato. The Sun
  • Whisk egg whites to form soft peaks and fold in to yolk and prawn mix. The Sun
  • I'm informed the name simply means hot and sour soup, and that it can contain all manner of things from beef to crab, but as most recipes I found called for prawns, that's what I've gone for here. How to cook perfect tom yum soup
  • The tamarind provides a novel change to lemon as an accompaniment with the prawn.
  • I went for the Tandoori Night Special - a mix of Balti chicken and meat tikka, cooked with prawns.
  • Simmer for 5-10 mins then add the prawns. Times, Sunday Times
  • The ad lists six other key safety concerns for foreign tourists ahead of the World Cup: sunburn, dehydration induced by cheap beer, the tokoloshe, the Parktown Prawn, the end of the world off Cape Point, and the city-dwelling Big Five. Mail & Guardian Online
  • Lily opted for the lemon sole mornay - a fillet of sole topped with prawns and a cheese sauce au gratin, at £14.50.
  • These are made of white toast with their crusts cut off, and are filled with smoked salmon and prawn mayonnaise.
  • If you're still hungry after the oysters, prawns and shellfish, for dessert there are a dozen varieties of cake, plus ice cream and shaved ice.
  • The fish in this dish consists of whatever the fishermen caught earlier that morning - usually prawns, mussels, periwinkles, cod and sometimes octopus.
  • Divide the prawns and all the remaining ingredients, except the laksa leaves, between four bowls. Times, Sunday Times
  • The generous portioning of excellent salmon, prawns, clams and squid didn't really make up for the disappointing sauce and over-cooked vermicelli.
  • It is a history of ceaseless, demented innovation: the first time a blue twist of salt was included; the arrival of ready-salted (the sliced bread moment); the cheese-and-onion Tayto; the invention of prawn-cocktail powder; crinkle cut, thick cut, square cut, jacket on, "gourmet," kettle fried ... Britishness Acquires an Extra Crunch
  • I had the Russian blinis: buckwheat pancakes served with gravlax, prawns, herring roll mops and two superb garnishes of chopped herrings - one with whole grain mustard, the other with mayonnaise.
  • Thread one or two prawns on to each skewer. The Sun
  • In an ovenproof dish combine the prawns, olive oil, garlic and half of the parsley.

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