Appetizer for 6

Bloody Mary Prawns

Name: Bloody Mary Prawns
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 celery stick roughly chopped; 2 lemons sliced; 20 g tarragon; small handful of black peppercorns; 10 very large prawns deveined; 150 ml clamato tomato juice; 100 g tomato ketchup; 2 tbsp vodka (optional); 1 lemon juiced; tabasco to taste (optional); 2 tsp creamed horseradish; 1 tsp tajin

$4.72for 430 minServes 6

Prawns poach with lemon and tarragon, then pair with a tangy tomato, horseradish, and hot sauce dip.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Celery, a little$2.29 each typical	a little	$0.22Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 3$0.60 each typical	3	$1.80Typical price
	Mint, 0.75$1.99 each typical	0.75	$1.40Typical price
	Shrimp, 0.3 lb$7.99/lb typical	0.3 lb	$2.49Typical price
	Juice, 5.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	5.25 oz	$0.21Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.07

Swaps

Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices

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Salt and pepperMustard, mayo, ketchupWine, beer and spiritsRelish, dressings, steak sauceDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.18 per serving$4.72 for 4

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Ingredients

1 celery stick roughly chopped
2 lemons sliced
20 g tarragon
small handful of black peppercorns
10 very large prawns deveined
150 ml clamato tomato juice
100 g tomato ketchup
2 tbsp vodka (optional)
1 lemon juiced
tabasco to taste (optional)
2 tsp creamed horseradish
1 tsp tajin

Steps

Fill a 3-quart saucepan with water and add the celery, lemon slices, tarragon, and peppercorns.
Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then simmer it for 10 minutes.
Add the prawns and cook for 4 to 6 minutes until opaque and 145 F.
Drain the prawns and cool them for 5 minutes.
Stir the tomato juice, ketchup, vodka, lemon juice, Tabasco, horseradish, and Tajin in a bowl for 2 minutes.
Chill the sauce and prawns for 5 minutes before combining them.

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