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Jun 26th, 2025

Pan-Seared Prawns with Coconut Cream and Curry Vinaigrette 

Wine match suggestion: Chardonnay

Serves 4 / Prep 50 minutes 

 

Ingredients

•4 Wild Prawns
•1L Coconut Milk
•Salt to taste
•Sugar to taste
•1 Lemon
•15g Lemon Juice
•1 Lime
•200g Canola Oil
•10g Turmeric
•10g Cumin
•15g Curry Powder
•60g White Wine Vinegar
•Salt to taste
•Simple Syrup to taste
•20g Yeondu (Korean cooking essence, or substitute with light soy sauce)
•4 Asparagus Spears
•8 slices Brioche
•10g Bronze Fennel
•10g Chervil
•200g Casarecce Pasta
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Method

  1. Peel and devein the prawns.
  2. Pour coconut milk into a saucepan and reduce by half over medium heat.
  3. Add salt, lemon juice, and lime juice to the reduced coconut milk. Blend with a hand blender until smooth.
  4. Toast turmeric, cumin, and curry powder in a saucepan. Add canola oil and heat to 60°C (140°F). Remove from heat and let steep for 30 minutes. Strain. Add white wine vinegar, salt, Yeondu, and simple syrup to make a vinaigrette.
  5. Peel the asparagus spears.
  6. Quickly sear the prawns in a hot pan. Season with olive oil, lemon zest, and lime zest.
  7. Cook casarecce pasta in boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and toss with curry vinaigrette. Arrange on a plate.

 

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