BeebRecipes.co.uk
Archive of BBC Food Recipes

Home By chef

Classic prawn cocktail with toasted rustic bread

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 4
by James Tanner

From Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Method


  1. For the marie-rose sauce, mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, cayenne pepper and lemon juice together in a large bowl. Season, to taste, with Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce and a splash of brandy. Stir to combine.

  2. For the prawn cocktail, place a spoonful of marie-rose sauce into the bottom of four serving glasses. Divide the lettuce equally among the glasses. Spoon another layer of sauce on top.

  3. Arrange the prawns on top and finish with a final spoonful of sauce (any remaining sauce can be covered and stored in the fridge for 2-3 days and used for other recipes).

  4. Sprinkle with a little cayenne pepper, and top with a slice of apple and a sprig of dill. Garnish with a lemon wedge and serve with a slice of toasted ciabatta.

Ingredients

For the marie-rose sauce

  • 200g/7¼oz mayonnaise
  • 2-3 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • dash Tabasco, to taste
  • dash Worcestershire sauce, to taste
  • splash brandy, to taste

For the prawn cocktail

  • ½ iceberg lettuce, finely chopped
  • 250g/8¾oz cooked large and small peeled prawns
  • cayenne pepper, to taste
  • 4 slices Braeburn apple
  • 4 sprigs fresh dill
  • lemon wedges, to garnish
  • 1 ciabatta, cut into thin slices and toasted

Shopping List

Classic prawn cocktail with toasted rustic bread

Fruit and vegetables

Tins, packets and jars

Cooking ingredients

Drinks

Meat, fish and poultry

Other

Click here to view the Recipe on BBC.co.uk
This link may stop to work if/when the BBC removes the recipes
This site is under development - You can use it, but some things are not completed and may not be quite right!