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King prawns pancake with cardinal sauce
Pancakes are all about a very versatile preparation, combining fine all kinds of ingredients, both sweet and salty. In this recipe we propose to fill them with a mix made of king prawns, tomatoes and leeks, seasoned with salsa cardinale. As a result we will get an original and tasty main dish that can be prepared in just half an hour.
Ingredients
FOR 4 PEOPLE
- 1 box of Argentinean red shrimp 400 g Grand Krust,
- 1 leek,
- 1 clove garlic,
- 2 ripe tomatoes,
- 4 pancakes,
- coriander,
- 500 ml liquid cream,
- salt,
- white pepper,
- olive oil,
- pinch of sugar
Nutritional information
PER 100 GRAMS
- Energy 440
- Proteins17.9
- Carbohydrates 43.2
- Fats20.9
Pairing
Cava rosé - Sparkling Wine
Step by Step
1 
Peel the king prawns
Peel the king prawns, remove the heads and the intestines of the prawns’ tails.
2 
Cook the heads with liquid cream
Sauté the heads during thirty seconds, add the liquid cream, salt and pepper, and let it simmer until it reaches the desired thickness.
3 
Prepare the sauce
We pass the sauce through a chinois strainer, pressing the heads in order to obtain a maximum taste.
4 
Sauté the leek
Julienne the white part of the leek, and put it in a pan with a dash of olive oil. Sauté it till it gets tender, but does not get color.
5 
While leek is cooking, cut tomatoes in a cross-shaped forms, and blanch them in a pot with boiling water. When the tomatoes are ready, we peel them, remove the seeds and cut them into cubes.
6 
Add the garlic and the king prawns
Add the chopped garlic and leeks, and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Add the king prawns, sauté them for a couple of minutes and season them.
7 
Add the tomatoes, cilantro and a pinch of sugar
Add the tomatoes, chopped cilantro, a pinch of sugar and let cook for five whole minutes over medium heat. Add salt if necessary.
8 
Fill the crepes
Fill the pancakes, water them with sauce, made of the heads of the king prawns and serve.
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