Australian Gourmet Traveller – September 2019

8 sashimi-gradegreen

prawns,peeledand

deveined,headsreserved

1 goldenshallot,finelydiced

1 tspfishsauce

Finelygratedlemonzestand

lemonjuice,totaste

8 thinsliceskohlrabi(sliced

onamandoline;seenote)

8 largenasturtiumleaves

(10cmwide),washed

anddried

Pulpfrom1-2fingerlimes

TOMATOPASTE

1 kgmixedripetomatoes

(seenote)

3-4 tsptamarindpurée,plus

extratotaste

Pinchofcastersugar

(optional),toseason

Prawn head and kohlrabi tacos

SERVES 8 // PREP TIME 30 MINS // COOK 45 MINS

“I’m surprised at how many people have never eaten a

prawn head,” says Dan Hunter. “Prawns are surely the most

iconic crustacean in Australia – I’ve almost felt compelled to

force them into the arena with this dish, and to not give our

guests the chance to discard them as they usually might.”

GARLIC–CIDERVINAIGRETTE

50 mlextra-virginoliveoil

1 tspapplecidervinegar

¼ smallgarlicclove,

finelychopped

1 Fortomatopaste,pass

tomatoesthroughamouli

(orprocessinafoodprocessor

andpassthroughacoarse

sieve),discardingseeds.Add

tomatopulptoasaucepan

overlowheatandsimmer,

stirringoccasionallyatfirst

thenmorefrequentlyasit

thickens,untilathickpaste

(40-45minutes).Season

withtamarind,sugarand

salttotasteandrefrigerate

untilchilled.

2 Halveprawnslengthways

andcutintosmalldice.

Refrigerateuntilrequired.

3 Blanchshallotinboiling

water(10seconds;seecook’s

notesp176).Drain,chill,then

addtoprawnmixturewith

fishsauceandtomatopaste,

seasontotasteandaddlemon

zestandtamarindtotaste.

Refrigerateuntilneeded.

4 Forgarlic-cidervinaigrette,

blendingredientswithahand-

heldblenderuntilemulsified.

Seasontotastewithsalt.

5 Burncoalsonacharcoal

barbecueuntilflamesdie

down(highheat).Grillprawn

heads,makingsurethe

finerpartsdon’tburn,until

goldenwitharoastedscent

(3-5minutes),thentossthem

ingarlic-cidervinaigrette.

6 Divideprawnmixtureamong

kohlrabislices,coverwitha

nasturtiumleafandtopwith

fingerlime.Placeagrilled

prawnheadontopandserve.

NoteLookforripeearly-season

heirloomtomatoesfromFar

NorthQueensland,suchas

AmishPasteandMortgage

Liftervarieties.Ifyoudon’t

haveawidemandoline,slice

kohlrabiasthinlyaspossible.

Winesuggestion 2006

CrawfordRiverRiesling

fromHenty,Victoria.

Herb toasts

and hand-

dived scallops

p 126

NAPERY FROM HALE MERCANTILE CO. BRAE CERAMICS FROM CONE 11 CERAMICS. GLASSES FROM SAFARI LIVING. ALL OTHER PROPS STYLIST’S OWN. STOCKISTS P176.

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