Prawn potato bake

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Prawn potato bake
Electus
Servings:Serves 4
Ready in:40 minutes
Prep. time:10 minutes
Cook time:30 minutes
Difficulty:Average difficulty

A complete meal that is a variation on Dauphinois potatoes, but with a creamy prawn sauce.

Ingredients

Ingredients

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Mise en place

  • Preheat the oven to 180° C (350° F - gas 4), [fan oven 160° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]

Method

  1. Boil the sliced potatoes in lightly salted water for 4 minutes (once the water is boiling).
  2. Drain and pat dry.
  3. Heat the half of butter in a frying pan and add a grind of black pepper
  4. Sauté the onions in the butter over a medium heat for 4 minutes
  5. Add the crushed garlic and prawns and stir-fry for 2 minutes
  6. Reduce the heat a little, pour in the sherry and de-glaze the pan
  7. Mix the cream in and stir well and cook for another minute
  8. Strain the sauce to separate the prawns and onions
  9. Pour the prawns and onions in the base of an oven-proof dish
  10. Layer the potatoes on top , dotting with the remaining butter
  11. Season with salt and black pepper and pour the sauce over the top of the potatoes
  12. Bake for 25 minutes until the potatoes are golden and cooked through.

Serving suggestions

Serve with a green vegetable like broccoli or peas

Variations

Use creme fraiche instead of singlr cream (it will be less likely to separate while cooking


Use large frozen prawns that have been defrosted, chopped into small pieces.