Thursday, January 1, 2009

Prawn Fajitas



Ingredients:

• 200 gm Medium peeled green king prawns
• 8 Flour tortillas
• 1 tbsp Fresh lime juice
• 1-1/2 tbsp Fresh coriander, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 Cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Small red onion, halved, thinly sliced
• 1/2 Green capsicum, deseeded, thinly sliced
• 1 Large vine-ripened tomato, finely chopped
• 1/2 Red capsicum, deseeded, thinly sliced
• 1/2 tsp Ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp Mild paprika
• 1/2 tsp Ground coriander
• 1 Large avocado, peeled and chopped

How to make Prawn Fajitas:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
• Wrap the tortillas in foil and put it in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes till heated through.
• Remove it from the oven.
• Combine the sour cream, lime juice and fresh coriander in a small bowl, mix well.
• Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan on medium-high flame.
• Add the onion, red and green capsicum and cook, for about 2-3 minutes till onion softens, keep stirring.
• Place it to a bowl.
• Take a pan and heat rest of the oil in the pan over high flame.
• Add the prawns and cook, for about 1-2 minutes till prawns curl and change the colour.
• Combine the onion mixture, tomato, cumin, ground coriander and paprika to the prawns and cook for about 1-2 minutes till aromatic.
• Remove it from the fire.
• Divide the prawn mixture equally among the tortillas.
• Top it with the avocado and a dollop of sour-cream mixture.
• Now fold in half or roll up the tortillas and serve it.

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