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Crispy prawn rolls

Name: Crispy prawn rolls
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150 g courgette; 150 g carrot; 50 g spring onion (scallion); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 300 g prawns; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 30 g butter; 8 sheets of brick pastry; salt; pepper

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

97 K 4.4/5 (19 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

3.75 €

4 people

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: July 27^th 2014

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

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 35 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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	60 RDI=20 %	70 RDI=6 %	80 RDI=10 %	1,180 RDI=60 %	4,950 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	7 RDI=3 %	8 RDI=1 %	9 RDI=1 %	150 RDI=7 %	620 RDI: 7 %
Per person	20 RDI=6 %	20 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=3 %	300 RDI=20 %	1,240 RDI: 20 %