Sautéed Prawns in Lobster Oil

Sautéed Prawns in Lobster Oil

Ingredients

  • 1.50 lbs prawns (with heads)
  •  1 oz lobster oil
  •  1 tbsp butter (room temperature)
  •  1 ½ tsp anise seeds
  •  1 tbsp chopped chives
  •  ½ oz brandy
  •  1 oz soy sauce
  •  4 oz cream 33%
  •  ¼ tbsp sambal oelek (quantity varies based on personal taste)

 

Instructions 

  1. In a hot sauté pan combine 1 oz of lobster oil, anise seeds, and the prawns. Sauté for 3 minutes.
  2. Add salt and pepper and chopped garlic. Pour the brandy over the prawns and ignite very carefully with a match.
  3. Once the alcohol is burned off, transfer the prawns to a tray and keep in a warm oven at 250°F.
  4. Finish the sauce with Soya sauce. Reduce to half, add the cream and 1 tsp of sambal and reduce to half again.
  5. Put the sauce into a blender with 1 tbs of butter and mix for 20 seconds. Add the freshly chopped chives and reserve.
  6. Serve with the sauce poured over the prawns.

*For a main course, increase the number of prawns and garnish with wild rice and sauteed spinach. Enjoy.

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