SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD LAKSA

Serves 4-6

1 tablespoon lemon grass, finely sliced

1 tablespoon fish sauce

270 mL coconut cream

1 packet of bean shoots

2 fish fillets or 300 g king prawns or both

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon oil

1 packet of vermicelli noodles

1-2 tablespoons Laksa paste

1,125 mL Fish Stock

1.In a large bowl cook Laksa paste, oil, lemon grass, and garlic for 1 minute on HIGH stirring once during cooking.

2.Add fish sauce, fish stock and cook for 3 minutes on HIGH.

3.Add cubed fish and or deveined prawns and cook for 7 minutes on MEDIUM. Stir through coconut cream and cook for a further 4-5 minutes.

4.Add noodles to a large bowl of boiling water and let stand for 5-10 minutes, or until noodles collapse.

5.In a serving bowl place bean shoots, noodles and then Laksa soup.

6.Garnish with freshly torn coriander and fried onion flakes.

SMOKED SALMON TAGLIATELLE Serves 4

500 g tagliatelle pasta

2 cloves garlic, crushed

60 g butter

2 green onions, finely sliced

100 g smoked salmon

600 g thickened cream

200 g snow peas, trimmed

1 tablespoon fresh dill

100 g button mushrooms,

1 cup parmesan cheese

finely sliced

 

1.Place tagliatelle in a large bowl with 6 cups of hot tap water. Cook for 10-12 minutes on HIGH, stirring halfway. Stand for 5 minutes then drain.

2.In a large bowl cook garlic, butter and green onions for 1 minute on HIGH.

3.Add trimmed whole snow peas and button mushrooms, and cook for a further 2 minutes on HIGH.

4.In a large microwave safe bowl, place cream and cook for 5 minutes on MEDIUM, stirring once during cooking.

5.In a large shallow dish, cambine pasta, snow peas, button mushrooms, smoked salmon and dill. Stir gently until the pasta is well coated

6.Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and cook for 2 minutes on HIGH.

CHEESY SALMON CANNELLONI Serves 4-6

1 large packet cannelloni

250 g ricotta cheese

90 g cheddar cheese salt and pepper to taste 2 eggs lightly beaten

210 g red salmon, drained with bones removed

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

2 tablespoons of extra cheddar cheese

375 g jar pasta sauce

1.Combine ricotta cheese, cheddar cheese, salt and pepper, eggs, salmon and lemon juice and mix well.

2.Place spoonfuls of salmon mixture into cannelloni shells until full.

3.Place in a single layer in a shallow dish.

4.Pour pasta sauce over cannelloni and smooth over with the back of a spoon to ensure all sections of pasta are covered with sauce.

5.Cook for 14 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH.

6.Remove dish and sprinkle with extra cheese. Continue cooking on MEDIUM HIGH for a further 2-4 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

7.Sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve.

CHILLI PRAWNS WITH SNOW PEAS Serves 4

1 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon chilli sauce

32 green prawns, peeled and deveined

grated rind of 1 lemon

1 small red capsicum (sweet pepper),

freshly ground black pepper to taste

cut into 2 cm strips

100 g snow peas, topped and tailed

1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

 

1.Place the butter into a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds on HIGH, until melted.

2.Add the prawns, capsicum, chives, chilli sauce, lemon rind and black pepper. Mix well. Cook for 4-6 minutes on MEDIUM, stirring every minute.

3.Stir in the snow peas. Cook for 1-3 minutes on MEDIUM.

4.Serve immediately with rice.

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Sharp A40267, SCR/SCRNZ, R-380H manual Seafood Laksa, Freshly ground black pepper to taste