King Prawns In Red Sauce

A mauritian recipe posted for zwt 7

Shell prawns , reserving the tail pieces and shells and remove the central vein from each prawn.

Set aside.

Place the shells in a food processor or blender and process to form a fine paste.

Place the shell paste in a medium saucepan together with the water , bring to the boil and continue to boil until reduced by half.

Transfer the shell sauce back to the food processor and blend until smooth then pass through a very fine sieve.

Set aside.

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan , add the onion and saut until soft and transparent.

Add the garlic , ginger and tomato paste , mix well and simmer for 1-2 minutes.

Add the reserved shell sauce , chopped tomatoes , thyme , parsley , salt and pepper.

Mix well and simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes , stirring from time to time.

Add the prawns and continue to simmer for a further 5 minutes.

To serve - transfer to a warmed serving dish and decorate with the sliced boiled eggs.

Serve immediately.

king prawns, water, onion, tomatoes, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, ginger, tomato paste, thyme, parsley, egg, salt, pepper