Ingredients
- 12 king prawns, butterflied
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 250g desiccated coconut, lightly toasted
- 250g panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp any oil
- 1 small red onion very finely chopped
- 2 tbsp finely chopped ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp dried red chilli flakes
- 4 tbsp sherry vinegar
- juice 3 limes
- 150mls orange juice
- pinch fish stock cube
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- For the Tacos
- 4 wheat flour tacos
- 150g finely shredded iceberg or Romaine lettuce
- 4 tbsp coriander, picked
- sour cream
Method
- Coat the prawns in cornflour and dust off the excess.
- Coat each one in beaten egg then into the coconut and breadcrumb mix and coat well. Chill until needed.
- Place the oil into a saucepan and heat.
- Add the onion, ginger, garlic and chilli and cook over a high heat to take a little colour.
- Add the vinegar, lime juice, orange juice and stock cube then cook down until you have a thickened sauce, then season well with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
- Heat 3cm of oil in a frying pan and add the prawns, cook for 2 minutes on one side then turn over and cook for a further 1 minutes, then drain well on kitchen towel and dust with a little salt and ground pepper.
- Lay the tacos out and add a little shredded lettuce.
- Add 3 prawns to each taco, then spoon over a little of the sauce, top with fresh coriander and a blob of sour cream.
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