If there's one dish that tastes like summer it's prawns and shrimp. Cooked any way I find them delicious. This recipe for whisky-flambéed prawns and sweet peppers is a fantastic option to enjoy them at lunch or dinner and also, why not, as a great appetizer.
And if prawns and shrimp are exquisite, cooked in a Mineral B iron frying pan de Buyer the result is sublime. Thanks to the high temperature that the iron reaches, you'll have them ready in no time with all their flavor and perfectly cooked.
The accompaniment could not be more ideal and also has a very summery feel. Roasted peppers sautéed with onion, which you can choose to bring to the table either as a salad just as you cooked them in the pan or as a sauce if you blend them with a little cream. All of this, moreover, served with a bit of rice to have a tasty and complete dish, which you can finish seasoning with a squeeze of lemon to taste.
Let's get to the recipe!
Mineral B iron frying pan De Buyer
Ingredients
- 20 raw prawns or shrimp
- 2 red or orange peppers
- 1/2 onion
- Olive oil
- 7 cl fresh cream*
- 2 garlic cloves
- A few cilantro or parsley leaves
- 5 cl whisky
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp Espelette pepper
*The cream is optional. Use it if you want to puree the peppers as indicated in step no. 8 of the preparation.
To accompany
- 200 g rice
- A lemon cut into wedges.
Preparation
- Place the peppers on a tray and brush them lightly with oil.
- Put the peppers in an oven preheated to 200 °C and roast them for about 30-35 minutes, turning them halfway through cooking.
- When they're done, take them out of the oven and reserve them in a tied plastic bag for 30 minutes.
- After this time, peel the peppers and cut them into strips.
- Also cut the onion into strips and brown it in a Mineral B iron frying pan De Buyer with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Add the peppers to the pan with salt and pepper, and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice in a Shallow Casserole following the package instructions.
- When the peppers are ready, you can reserve them as-is to accompany or blend them with the cream until you obtain a creamy texture.
- When the rice is ready, heat another Mineral B iron frying pan De Buyer with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add the prawns, the grated garlic, the paprika and the Espelette pepper.
- Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
- Heat the whisky in a small Shallow Casserole, ignite the whisky with a match, and pour it immediately over the prawns.
- Sprinkle with cilantro or parsley leaves and serve them accompanied by the peppers and the rice, with the lemon wedges.
Notes
- You can make the recipe with prawns or with shrimp. Whatever you prefer.
- If you can't find Espelette pepper, you can use a bit of smoked paprika or spicy flakes.
- You can cook the prawns in the cast-iron pan or do it in the Mineral B iron grill.
- If you prefer, instead of roasting the peppers you can use a jar of piquillo peppers, whole or in strips. Make sure they are good quality and they'll be great as a side.
