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Crispy prawn rolls

The prawns are fried, then mixed with finely diced carrots and courgettes before being rolled up in a sheet of brik or filo pastry.

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Last modified on: July 27^th 2014

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 150 g courgette
2 150 g carrot
3 50 g spring onion (scallion)
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
5 300 g prawns
6 2 tablespoons olive oil
7 30 g butter
8 8 sheets of brick pastry
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 805 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	13 min.	34 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 150 g courgette and dice very small (to French chefs, this is a "Brunoise").

Prepare 150 g carrot and dice very small.

Prepare 50 g spring onion (scallion) and chop finely.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Fry the onion in 1 tablespoon olive oil for a minute, then salt and pepper.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Using the same frying pan, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add the carrots.

Cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add the courgettes and cook for a further 1 or 2 minutes.

Salt and pepper at the end.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Shell 300 g prawns and cut into chunks.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Fry the prawn chunks in 30 g butter until golden brown.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

When nicely browned, add the carrots and courgettes and mix.

Check seasoning.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Lay a sheet of brik or filo on the work surface, put a small amount of filling towards the edge nearest you...

Stage 9

...and roll up or fold into a neat little parcel.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Fry the rolls in a little oil until browned on each side.

Stage 11

Serve 2 rolls per person as a main course, or 1 as a starter.

Remarks

You can use other seafood instead of the prawns (scallops, scampi, etc.).

Keeping

Once cooked, these should be eaten right away.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,179 Kcal or 4,936 Kj	61 gr	65 gr	76 gr
59 %	24 %	6 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
146 Kcal or 611 Kj	8 gr	8 gr	9 gr
7 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
295 Kcal or 1,235 Kj	15 gr	16 gr	19 gr
15 %	6 %	2 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.75 €
Per person : 0.94 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Curried prawn risotto, Seafood sauerkraut, Spicy seafood plancha, Prawn salad with a crunch, ... All
	Carrot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy radish and carrot salad, Confit of carrots with bacon, Langoustine gratin, How to slow cook meat, Seven-hour lamb, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paimpol salad, Couscous, Ratatouille confite, Minestrone, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., ... All
	Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy risotto with vegetables , Jerusalem artichoke purée with leeks, Tagliatelle with cockles, Polenta with beetroot tops, How to prepare a spring onion, ... All

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