Prawn fish cakes with coconut, lime and ginger
Learn how to make an impressive supper of fish cakes with deep-fried potato, avocado and a punchy Asian-inspired sauce.
Ingredients
- Egg1 ცალი
- Fish sauce15 ml
- garlic oil30 ml
- Coconut milk200 ml
- Lime (juice)15 ml
Instructions
9 steps- 1
To make the prawn fishcakes, blend half of the prawns with the mascarpone and egg in a food processor to create a chunky paste then transfer to a large bowl.
- 2
Roughly chop the remaining prawns (about 1cm/½in) and season with the salt.
- 3
Add all the remaining ingredients (minus the garlic oil) into the prawn paste, then mix in the chopped prawns. Weigh this mixture into 150g/5½oz balls, then press each ball into a 9cm/3½in ring mould to make a burger shape. Use the back of a wet spoon to level the mixture. Chill in the fridge until needed.
- 4
Heat a pan with some garlic oil then fry the fishcakes in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side and cooked in the middle. Remove from the heat and rest.
- 5
To make the crispy potato, preheat a deep fat fryer to 180C. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)
- 6
When ready to cook the potato, roll it in the potato starch then scatter in batches into the deep fat fryer, creating an organic roughly oval shape about 15cm/6in long and wide enough to cover the fishcake. Colour in the deep fat fryer on both sides until light golden and crispy. This will take 8-10 minutes each. The potato should be light, with gaps in, rather than solid and heavy like a rosti. Use a metal slotted spoon to carefully remove the potato when cooked, then drain on absorbent kitchen paper and season lightly with salt and pepper.
- 7
To make the coconut and lime sauce, blend everything together in food processor. Set aside.
- 8
To prepare the avocado purée, use a hand-held stick blender to crush the avocado and lime together very well, then mix in the basil and season with the salt. Cover directly with cling film to prevent oxidation.
- 9
To assemble, sit the wilted spinach on the base of a plate then top with the fishcake. Spread with 1 tbsp of the avocado purée then top with one crispy potato each. Dress with a selection of herbs and edible flowers. Pour over the coconut and lime sauce to finish.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 263 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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