Monday, April 26, 2010

Scallop and Prawn wrap with Banana Leaf

Ingredients:
Spice ingredients
6 fresh red chilies, seeded
5 dried red chilies, soaked and seeded
1.5cm fresh turmeric
10 shallots
3 cloves garlic
2 stalks lemon grass, use white part only
2cm galangal
3 candle nut
15g shrimp paste, toasted
Coconut milk custard ingredients
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
150ml thick coconut milk (from 1 grated coconut)
1 tbsp rice flour
1 tbsp corn flour
5 lime leaves, finely shredded
Seasoning
¾ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
¾ tsp anchovy stock granules
¼ tsp pepper
8 fairly large whole prawns
8 fresh scallops
24-25 Banana leaves
1 banana leaf

Cut banana leaf into 18cm x 15cm rectangles. Scald the leaves to soften.
Shell the prawns, leaving tails intact. Make a slit on the back of each prawn and de-vein. Press out flat and open up butterfly style. Set the prawns aside. Blend the spice ingredients in a food processor into a fine paste.
Combine coconut milk with rice flour, corn flour and seasoning ingredients. Add beaten eggs and lime leaves. Stir well to mix. Add prawns and scallops to the spiced custard mixture.
Take a piece of banana leaf, form a box-like shape by folding the sides and secure with bamboo toothpicks or staples. Line the base with two Banana leaves. Put a prawn and a scallop on the banana leaves and spoon over 2-3 tablespoons of custard mixture; cover with another banana leaf. Steam the bundles of otak for 12-15 minutes over rapidly boiling water or until custard sets.

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