Warm and buttery prawn roll
This is a simple take on a Connecticut style lobster roll. Here, juicy prawns are tossed in butter with a dash of lemon juice and nestled warm in soft and buttery toasted buns. Serve with a cold beer or glass of wine and you have a perfect backyard bite for a sunny day!
Recipe
Serves: 2 | Time: <15 min
Ingredients
- 200g uncooked prawns, peeled or not
- 2 tbsp butter + extra to toast buns
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice, or to taste
- Salt
- 4 hot dog buns, opened at the top
- Chives, to top
Method
Cook the prawns
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, season heavily with salt (it should roughly taste like the ocean).
- Add prawns (peel on if using unpeeled prawns) and cook for about 2min, until they turn pink and are fully cooked through. Keep a close eye on them, they should just start to curl on themselves but not close up. You can take a tester prawn out, if the inside is still translucent cook a little longer.
- Drain prawns and place in an ice bath or run cold water over to stop the cooking process.
- If applicable peel prawns.
- Cut prawns in half.
Prepare the buns
Whilst you wait for the water for the prawns to boil, you can get started on the buns.
- With a sharp knife, shave a thin layer off the sides of the buns (see picture 1).
- Cut a slit in the top of the bun making sure to keep the bottom attached (you will stuff the bun from the top as seen in the recipe picture).
- Butter the sides of the bun, and toast in a pan (picture 1) until each side is golden brown.
Butter and assemble
- Melt 2 tbsp butter in the microwave.
- Add lemon and a pinch of salt. Taste and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Toss prawns in the warm butter sauce.
- Divide the prawns evenly in your buttered roll.
- Sprinkle with chives.
- Enjoy!
Substitutions
I highlight here the core of the dish and suggest some possible substitutions to adapt the prawn to your preferences, diet and ingredients available to you.
Core: Shellfish roll.
Substitutions:
| Recipe components | Possible substitutions* |
| Prawns | Other shellfish (adapt the cook of the protein to the chosen shellfish) • Lobster • Crayfish • Mussels • Clams • etc. |
| New England Prawn roll | Replace butter and lemon with: 2 tsp lemon juice | 2 tbsp mayo | pinch of salt | pinch of pepper | 1 to 2 tbsp fine diced celery. |
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