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Festive Starter: BORA’s King Prawns with Mango Salsa

Delicious, versatile, and not too heavy, king prawns are the perfect starter for any festive feast. This recipe from BORA combines sweet, spicy, and citrusy flavours for a light, fresh, and visually stunning dish. Easy to prepare and beautifully presented, it’s a crowd-pleasing way to kick off your festive celebrations.

King Prawns with Mango Salsa

Ingredients (Serves 12)

1 chilli pepper
8 drops green Tabasco sauce
12 king prawns (peeled)
1 lime
1 tbsp lime juice
100 g mangetout
1 mango
3 prawn crackers
1 pinch raw cane sugar
2 pinches of salt
2 tbsp sunflower oil

Make the Salsa

  1. Peel and finely dice the mango, place in a bowl, and season lightly with salt.
  2. Wash the lime in hot water, dry, grate half the zest, and squeeze out the juice. Add both to the mango. Keep the remaining half in the fridge for future use.

Ingredients: 1 mango, 1 pinch salt, 1 lime

Refine the Salsa

  1. Wash, halve, deseed, and finely chop the chilli pepper.
  2. Add a small amount of chilli and season with Tabasco.
  3. Leave to infuse briefly and adjust seasoning with salt and sugar to taste.

Ingredients: 1 chilli pepper, 8 drops green Tabasco sauce, 1 pinch raw cane sugar

Prepare the Mangetout

  1. Wash, top and tail the mangetout, then cut in half diagonally.

Ingredients: 100 g mangetout

Fry the Prawns

  1. Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
  2. Fry the prawns for about 2 minutes per side until golden brown, seasoning lightly with salt and drizzling with lime juice.
  3. Add the mangetout and fry briefly, stirring constantly.

Ingredients: 2 tbsp sunflower oil, 12 king prawns, 1 pinch salt, 1 tbsp lime juice

Finishing Touches

  1. Quarter the prawn crackers.
  2. To serve, place a teaspoon of mango salsa on each Piccolo spoon and garnish with prawns, mangetout, and prawn crackers.

Ingredients: 3 prawn crackers

Fresh, colourful, and full of festive flavour, this dish is sure to impress your guests while leaving room for the main event.

Discover more tips on creating a calm, considered Christmas kitchen here.