Quick and easy Recipe

If you’re a huge seafood (especially prawn) lover, this recipe may be a great fit for you. But if you’re not used to the prawny/ seafood smell or taste, I’d recommend avoiding this recipe.

That said, if you have a free day to figure out that box of frozen prawn shells you have in your freezer to free up some space, this is a fun recipe to give it a try!

Ingredients:

• Prawn shells (2 takeout containers)
• 1 shallot
• 4 cloves of garlic
• Half lemon
• 700 ml of water
• 1 tablespoon of:
  • tomato paste
  • chicken stock
  • chili flakes
  • white pepper
  • garlic salt
  • butter
  • fish sauce (optional)
• Chopped parsley

How to prepare the Prawn Bisque:

• In large pot/ deep frying pan, saute the garlic, shallot and tomato paste with olive oil in medium heat.
• Add the prawn shells to the pan and fry it for 20 minutes. Make sure you constantly stir it.
• Add in water and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
• Blend the stock and immediately strain it, because letting it sit too long i the blended shells leaves a bitter taste.
• Boil down the prawn stock until it’s heavily reduced. Add garlic salt, onion powder, vege stock and white pepper along the way.

• Once it’s done, it should look like a prawn bisque texture.
• Add in cooked pasta and continue seasoning it as per your preference while adding some butter and chopped parsley. If the taste of fish sauce doesn’t impact you, I would add in a tablespoon of fish sauce and stir it well.
• When you’re ready to serve, sprinkle some parsley on top to decorate it for funs.