Salt & Pepper Squid and Prawns Served with Chilli Jam

Salt & Pepper Squid and Prawns Served with Chilli Jam. This is a perfect sharing dish or starter. The chilli jam is made with olive oil, red onion, red peppers, red chillies, garlic, tinned tomatoes, brown sugar, red wine vinegar and lemongrass.

Ingredients

For the Chilli Jam
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion, peeled
  • 3 red peppers, cored and sliced
  • 3 red chillies, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 400g tinned tomatoes
  • 125g soft brown sugar
  • 50ml red wine vinegar
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, tough outer layer removed and finely chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 squids, cleaned and cut into strips
  • 12 shrimps, peeled
  • 100g panko breadcrumbs
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 tbsp coarse black pepper
  • 1 tbsp salt
To serve
  • Micro coriander and mint
  • 150ml double cream, whipped lightly with 1 lime juice and zest

Method

  1. To make the chilli jam, place all the ingredients into a large food processor, blitz until fairly coarse, then pop into a pan, bring to the boil, and then gently bubble for 30 minutes. Allow to cool.
  2. Heat a deep fat fryer to 180C.
  3. Coat the squid and prawns in egg white. Mix together the panko, salt and pepper, then dip them in this mix, and fry in batches. Drain after..
  4. Spoon the jam onto plates, top with squid and shrimp, decorate with herbs, and serve with lime wedges and lime cream.

Ingredients

For the Chilli Jam
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion, peeled
  • 3 red peppers, cored and sliced
  • 3 red chillies, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 400g tinned tomatoes
  • 125g soft brown sugar
  • 50ml red wine vinegar
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, tough outer layer removed and finely chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 squids, cleaned and cut into strips
  • 12 shrimps, peeled
  • 100g panko breadcrumbs
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 tbsp coarse black pepper
  • 1 tbsp salt
To serve
  • Micro coriander and mint
  • 150ml double cream, whipped lightly with 1 lime juice and zest

Method

  1. To make the chilli jam, place all the ingredients into a large food processor, blitz until fairly coarse, then pop into a pan, bring to the boil, and then gently bubble for 30 minutes. Allow to cool.
  2. Heat a deep fat fryer to 180C.
  3. Coat the squid and prawns in egg white. Mix together the panko, salt and pepper, then dip them in this mix, and fry in batches. Drain after..
  4. Spoon the jam onto plates, top with squid and shrimp, decorate with herbs, and serve with lime wedges and lime cream.