FEATURE RECIPE
Prawn sandwiches, Harry’s Bar style

Prawn sandwiches, Harry’s Bar style

Sandwiches from Harry’s Bar, near St Mark’s Square, have a hump shape that’s achieved by piling various fillings onto the middle of a bottom layer of bread before gently pressing down the top layer of bread.

Serves 8

Cooking Time Prep time 20 mins, cook 5 mins



700 gm   green school prawns, peeled
16   thin slices of white bread
½   cos lettuce, coarsely shredded
2 tsp   Worcestershire sauce
Mayonnaise
2   egg yolks
1 tsp   English mustard powder
1 tbsp   white wine vinegar
200 ml   light olive oil


1 For mayonnaise, using a food processor, pulse egg yolks, mustard and vinegar until combined. With motor running, add olive oil in a thin stream until emulsified and thick. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground white pepper. Makes 1 cup.
2 Cook prawns in boiling, salted water until just pink (3-4 minutes). Remove and cool.
3 Spread one side of each bread slice with mayonnaise. Top half the slices with half the lettuce, leaving a 2½ cm border. Top with prawns, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, season to taste, then top with remaining lettuce and bread slices. Press firmly on the edges to seal the sandwiches. Trim crusts, cut in half and serve immediately.


Drink Suggestion Dry sparkling prosecco.

RECIPE Andy Harris PHOTOGRAPHY Con Poulos STYLING Emma Knowles DRINK SUGGESTION Max Allen


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