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Prawns in secret sauce

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 jar mayonnaise (80% fat, important!)
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 shot of whiskey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp Tabasco, dry, Mediterranean
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 cup sunflower oil
  • 1 bulb(s) garlic
  • 1 kg prawns with heads
  • lemon juice

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Portuguese prawns

For the sauce, combine all ingredients except the prawns and lemon juice in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for about 1 hour. Thaw the prawns, remove the guts, and cook in the sauce for about 5 minutes. Arrange the prawns on a platter with some of the sauce. Drizzle with the lemon juice. Serve with bread or chips.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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