Oriental Minced Prawns is so delicious, The recipe was quick an d easy and tasted fantastic. Serve for your family and friends, from ABS-CBN Food Entertainmnet recipe by Jowell Reyes.

Ingredients

Serves 10

20 whole medium prawns

1/2 cup chopped coriander

1/2 cup chopped white onion

1 teaspoon chopped garlic

1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder

1/4 cup sesame oil

salt and pepper, to taste

1 carrot, peeled and cut into

strips

1 radish, peeled and cut into

strips

1 red beet, peeled and cut into

strips

1 cup balsamic vinegar

Method

Peel and chop prawns. Place in a bowl and mix in coriander, onion, garlic, cayenne pawder and sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper.

Make 10 small aluminum foil rings (to shape the filling during frying). Place the foils in the frying pan with a little oil and fill the inside of the ring with the minced prawn mixture.

Pan fry mixture over medium heat until prawns are cooked. Remove foil rings and set aside. In a bowl, mix together the strips of carrot, radish and red beet. Set vegetables aside.

Make the coriander pesto (see recipe below)

In a saucepan, heat balsamic vinegar over low heat until reduced and thick in consistency. Place minced prawns In the center of a plate. Top with vegetables.

Spoon coriander pesto on dish and drizzle with reduced balsamic vinegar.

Coriander pesto

1/2 cup pine nuts

1/4 cup garlic, peeled

1 cup fresh coriander

1/2 cup olive oil

salt and pepper, to taste

In a pan, roast pine nuts over medium heat until golden brown. In a blender, place the roasted pine nuts, garlic, coriander and olive oil. Blend until consistency is paste-like.

Season with salt and pepper.