If you have the forethought to soak your mustard seeds overnight, we can guarantee the results are well worth it for the vibrant colour and flavour they lend to the prawns.
If you're entertaining a crowd, prepare the pot stickers ahead and store, covered with a damp clean tea towel in the refrigerator and cook when required.
Brodetto has come a long way from its humble beginnings a fisherman's stew, writes John Irving. Today, variations on the traditional staple dot Italy's Adriatic coast.
The salty, oceanic taste of the shrimp with the sour-sweetness of the green mango, a little heat from the chilli and plenty of texture make this a complete dish.
“Filled pastries have a very long history in the Middle East,” says Joseph Abboud. “The original, sanbosag or sanbusaj, became samosa in India, sambousek in Lebanon and sambusa in Ethiopia, to name a few. Börek, which are a great snack, are another.”
Fridge full of leftovers after your last big party? Brunch the next day is a cinch with a bit of advice from Saint Peter chef Josh Niland, who shares his recipe for a fluffy omelette.
Bucatini with prawn fra diavolo recipe - For fra diavolo sauce, preheat oven to 200°C. Toss ingredients together in a roasting pan and roast until tender and starting to caramelise at the edges (40-45 minutes).
Spicy prawn and pineapple poke recipe - Bring rice, coconut milk, 250ml water and 1 tsp sea salt to a simmer in a saucepan, then reduce heat to low, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook without uncovering for 20 minutes.
"Every time I go back to Australia we go on surf trips up to Yamba and we buy a couple of kilos of cooked prawns, and sit on the headland and eat them with a dipping sauce," says Beau Clugston.
This simple spiced coconut sauce adds a lot of flavour to barbecued prawns (or fish or chicken, for that matter). Vietnamese mint gives a beautiful lift, but this dish works just as well with other mints.
We're saying cheers to a classic with this tweak of the unbeatable prawn cocktail. Thinly mandolined rockmelon adds a sweet touch, which you can always offset with as little or as much Tabasco as you'd like.
A staple of Christine Manfield's recipe repertoire, this soy chicken is slow-braised in a master stock, taking on the aromatic flavours of Sichuan and liquorice root. The tomato-chilli sambal keeps for a month, so feel free to make extra.
This classic French coquilles Saint-Jacques is taken to the next level by France-Soir chef Jean-Paul Prunetti with Australian scallops and an intense creamy gratin sauce.
"Baked prawns with vermicelli are found mostly in Chinatown in Bangkok, but it deserves to be eaten everywhere," says Long Chim and Nahm David Thompson.