1,459 easy and fully explained recipes, with +66K photos and 78 videos

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.

80 K 4.4/5 (19 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

3.75 €

12 people

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: July 27^th 2014

For 12 people, you will need:

1 2 cups courgette
2 2 cups carrot
3 ²⁄₃ cup spring onion (scallion)
4 3 tablespoons olive oil
5 4 cups prawns
6 6 tablespoons olive oil
7 ½ cup butter
8 24 sheets of brick pastry
9 salt
10 pepper

Change to the quantities for:

2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

Change measures:

Metric

Metric weight Metric volumes

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 35 min.

When should you start or finish this recipe?

If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time

To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 2 cups courgette and dice very small (to French chefs, this is a "Brunoise").

Prepare 2 cups carrot and dice very small.

Prepare ²⁄₃ cup spring onion (scallion) and chop finely.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Fry the onion in 3 tablespoons olive oil for a minute, then salt and pepper.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Using the same frying pan, pour in 6 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 4 cups prawns and cut into chunks.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Fry the prawn chunks in ½ cup 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	180 RDI=70 %	200 RDI=20 %	230 RDI=30 %	3,550 RDI=180 %	14,860 RDI: 180 %
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 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Shellfish, Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?