Grilled King Prawns With Coconut, Lime, Chilli And Galangal Dres

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small lime
• 1/4 fresh coconut, flesh removed and finely grated
• 16 green king prawns, peeled and cleaned, leaving tails intact
• 16 betel leaves
• 50 g raw peanuts, roasted, shelled and coarsely chopped
• 2 red asian shallots, thinly sliced
• 3 fresh red birds eye chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked and washed
• 1 bunch spearmint, leaves picked and washed
• 50 g tamarind pulp
• 1 tablespoon dried shrimp
• 2 cm piece galangal, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 170 g palm sugar, grated
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce

Recipe

• 1 for dressing, combine tamarind pulp and 100ml boiling water in a bowl and stand for 30 minutes. place dried shrimp in a mortar and, using a pestle, pound until finely ground. place ground shrimp, galangal, shrimp paste and palm sugar in a heavy-based saucepan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sugar melts.
• 2 increase heat to high and simmer for 5-6 minutes or until fragrant. add tamarind mixture and fish sauce and return to the boil, then remove from heat, strain through a fine sieve and cool. stir in enough cold water to achieve the consistency of pouring cream. makes about 2/3 cup. dressing will keep, refrigerated in an airtight container, for up to 3 weeks.
• 3 using a small, sharp knife, remove rind from lime, leaving a small amount of flesh on the skin, then chop rind into 2mm pieces.
• 4 3 place grated coconut on an oven tray and roast at 180c for 15 minutes, stirring frequently until golden.
• 5 4 char-grill or barbecue prawns over medium-high heat until just cooked through. place 4 betel leaves on each plate. combine peanuts, shallots, chillies, chopped lime rind, coconut and herbs in a bowl, then add 2 tbsp dressing, or to taste, gently combine and divide salad among leaves. top each leaf with a cooked prawn and serve immediately.
• 6 recipe by richard purdue (jonah's, whale beach).