Prawn cocktail mini tacos – RecipeTin Eats

Prawn cocktails, in canapé type! These one-bite mini tacos are improbable finger meals, and also you’ll love the nifty trick for making the miniature taco shells – simply use an upside-down muffin tin!

 Prawn cocktail mini tacos

Although you’ll catch me consuming the leftover prawn filling by the spoonful, the star of in the present day’s recipe, just isn’t the prawns, however relatively, the mini taco shells. Firstly – cute! Versatile!

Secondly – how they’re made. It’s so nifty – simply wedge tortilla rounds into taco shapes utilizing the wrong way up muffin tin, then bake. They arrive out crispy and actually, actually, really seem like taco shells!

They’re the proper dimension for one-bite finger meals, and will be full of something chopped sufficiently small to suit inside. Do that Jalapeño hen filling, spicy salmon, Thai hen salad and even old fashioned taco beef.

Within the spirit of summer time right here in Australia (and an try and be grown-up cocktail occasion canapé worthy), I’ve gone for prawn cocktail with a traditional Marie Rose sauce. You simply can’t go fallacious with that combo!

Components in prawn cocktail mini tacos

Right here’s what you’ll want to make the mini tacos and prawn cocktail filling.

1. for the mini taco shells

I like to recommend utilizing corn relatively than flour tortillas for the mini taco shells. They’ve extra flavour, plus they bake up crispier and have higher crispy endurance (an asset, as soon as full of the prawn cocktail filling). Nevertheless, I’d use flour tortillas in a pinch if that’s all I might get.

2. marie rose sauce for the prawn filling

The elements listed below are the identical as a traditional prawn cocktail. The one factor we do in another way is chop the prawns up into small items in order that they match contained in the mini taco shells.

3. the prawns

Use any prawns you need. I used tiger prawns, recognized for his or her shiny orange color! See extra right here for details about completely different Australian prawn varieties.

Purchase the prawns pre-cooked, within the shell. Most Australian prawns are cooked quickly after being caught, which locks in freshness and flavour. So long as they’re recent, the standard is superb!

You too can purchase them uncooked and boil your self, or cook dinner uncooked peeled prawns (instructions in recipe notes).

I like to recommend avoiding the frozen pre-cooked prawns. I do know they’re higher worth, however they don’t style very like prawns, and they’re much drier and and firmer than recent prawns.

How you can make prawn cocktail mini tacos

The mini taco shells will keep crispy for two days – tremendous useful for getting forward!

1. How you can make the mini taco shells

Use the off cuts to make little crispy tortilla shards to sprinkle on salads. Spray with oil, sprinkle with salt and bake till crispy, then use like croutons!

1. Lower rounds from the tortillas utilizing a 6cm / 2.4″ cutter. I get 3 out of every tortilla. Begin with one tortilla at a time, then stack if you’re a professional!

   In case you don’t have a cutter, use a glass and small sharp knife.

2. Heat – Unfold half the tortillas on a dinner plate and microwave for 30 seconds on excessive to make them pliable. We have to do that as a result of corn tortillas are stiff when chilly so they’ll break when bent into taco shapes.

3. Salt and spray – Spray the nice and cozy tortillas with oil and sprinkle with salt.

4. Wedge into taco shapes in an the wrong way up muffin tin! Put them in salt facet down. (There isn’t any must salt the higher facet as a result of it will get full of the tasty prawn cocktail filling.

   Then repeat with remaining tortillas (should you work quick, you’ll be able to heat and mold in a single batch).

5. Bake – Spray the floor frivolously with oil (helps them brown) then bake for 12 minutes at 180°C/350°F (160°C fan-forced) or till they’re golden brown and crispy.

6. Cool within the muffin tin in order that they set and firmly maintain their form. Then they are often eliminated to make use of or saved in an hermetic container for two days.

   Tip: In the event that they soften barely for no matter motive, simply reheat within the oven on a baking tray. 5 minutes at 180°C/350°F (160°C fan) ought to do the trick!

2. MAKING THE PRAWN COCKTAIL FILLING

That is merely a traditional prawn cocktail with the prawns chopped into smaller items so it matches within the mini taco shells.

1. Peel the prawns.

   (I freeze the pinnacle and shells till I’ve sufficient to make prawn inventory. Crush for freezer house effectivity!)

2. Chop into small 5mm / 0.2″ cubes. For big prawns, I reduce them in half horizontally, then lengthways, then I cube (demonstrated in video).

3. Combine the sauce in a bowl. This may be executed forward – even the day earlier than.

4. Add prawns – Stir the prawns within the sauce.

   Don’t do that greater than half-hour forward of utilizing as a result of the salt within the sauce = sweats the prawns = thins the sauce = coats prawns much less plus soaks the taco shells quicker (neither of these items are good).

3. assembling & serving

1. Fill the mini tacos shells with the prawn cocktail filling. Do that simply earlier than serving so the shells don’t turn into soggy. Although, should you use corn tortillas, they’ll keep crisp as soon as stuffed for half-hour!

2. Serve – Sprinkle with chives, then switch to a platter and serve!

Tip – maintaining mini tacos upright for serving!

I’ve learnt over time from the professionals that particulars matter. On this scenario, the element that I by no means considered beforehand was how you can cease these mini tacos from falling over and sliding all around the plate as you cross them round. And slide, they do!!

A neat trick I learnt from JB is to make use of dried black beans as a mattress to maintain them upright. Heavy and huge sufficient to not keep on with the tacos (like rice would), and I believe the black color seems to be nice towards the tacos!

Eating places and caters would usually go for rock salt as a extra upscale possibility, however dried beans are cheaper and will be re-used which is why I am going for that.

You don’t want to make use of a mattress of any sort although. You possibly can simply lie the tacos down on their facet or use the tacos to carry one another up. Although should you do the later, sternly inform your friends to take from the sting, not the center, else you’ll danger a mini taco domino toppling scenario!! – Nagi x

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Prawn cocktail mini tacos (shrimp)

Creator: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Prep: 25 minutes minutes

Cook dinner: 12 minutes minutes

Cooling: 30 minutes minutes

Complete: 1 hour hr 7 minutes minutes

Appetiser, Occasion Meals

Western

Servings17 mini tacos

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Recipe video above. Prawn cocktails, in canapé type! These one-bite mini tacos are improbable finger meals, and also you’ll love the nifty trick for making the miniature taco shells – simply use an upside-down muffin tin!Fill with something chopped sufficiently small to suit – strive Jalapeño hen, spicy salmon, Thai hen salad and even old fashioned taco beef! Within the spirit of summer time right here in Australia (and an try and be grown-up cocktail occasion canapé worthy), I’ve gone for prawn cocktail with a traditional Marie Rose sauce.

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Directions

Abbreviated recipe:

• Lower 17 x 6cm/2.4″ rounds, microwave to melt, oil and salt, press into upside muffin tin. Bake 12 minutes, cool in tin. Fill!

Crispy mini taco shells:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan-forced). Get a regular 12 gap muffin tin.

• Lower circles from the tortillas utilizing a 6cm / 2.4″ cutter. (Be aware 6 on utilizing offcuts)

• Heat – Unfold half on a dinner plate and microwave for 30 seconds on excessive (makes them pliable). Spray the nice and cozy tortillas frivolously with oil, sprinkle with half the salt.

• Wedge – Flip the muffin tin the wrong way up. Wedge the tortillas salt facet down between the muffin tin holes – they fold into taco shapes! Repeat with remaining rounds.

• Spray the floor of the tortillas frivolously with oil (no salt).

• Bake for 12 minutes, or till fairly golden and crispy. Cool within the muffin tin in order that they set. (Stays crisp 2 days!)

Prawn cocktail filling:

• Cube the prawns into small 5mm / 0.2″ cubes (for big, reduce in half horizontally, lengthwise then chop – see video).

• Combine the Marie Rose sauce in a bowl. Then stir the prawns by means of, simply earlier than assembling.

Assembling:

• Fill taco shells with prawn cocktail filling, sprinkle with chives. To maintain them upright, place on a mattress of rock salt or dried beans for serving.

• Move round, delight in reward, be coy when individuals ask the way you made these marvellous mini taco shells!

Recipe Notes:

1. Tortillas – You’ll want greater than 6 tortillas if yours are smaller or much less if bigger. Corn tortillas bake up crisper than flour ones, have higher flavour and keep crisper for longer, however flour tortillas work too – no must heat to make pliable & takes just a few extra minutes within the oven.
2. Prawns (shrimp) – Finest to purchase good complete prawns and peel your self. Else, purchase complete uncooked and boil, or pan fry – 250g/8oz uncooked peeled prawns, sprinkle frivolously with salt then sear in a pan on medium excessive warmth till simply cooked, they’ll maintain cooking as they relaxation. Cook dinner time will fluctuate with dimension: small – 1 minute either side, giant – 2 minutes first facet, 1 1/2 minutes second facet.
I discover frozen cooked peeled prawns relatively flavourless. I’d use seafood sticks as a substitute!
3. Complete egg mayonnaise – smoother, much less sharp, not as candy as common mayo. Labelled as such on the jar – I like S&W and Hellmans. Else, Kewpie at all times works 🙂
4. Horseradish cream primarily provides tang right here and tiny wasabi-like warmth. Might be omitted, don’t sub with lemon juice (thins sauce).
5. Not important to have a mattress of one thing to maintain them upright for serving, you’ll be able to lie on facet or prepare in order that they maintain one another up. To re-use dried beans, rinse underneath scorching water in colander, dry completely tea towels, retailer in container indefinitely.
6. Chopping rounds – In case you don’t have a spherical cutter, you’ll be able to at all times hint round a glass utilizing a small knife. Stack, to chop quicker!
Use tortilla offcuts to make crispy tortilla shards for sprinkling on salads. Chop/reduce into small random items, spray with oil, sprinkle with salt, bake 8 to 10 minutes till crispy. 
Making forward – Mini taco shells will keep crispy for two days in an hermetic container within the pantry (flour tortillas lose a little bit of crispiness however nonetheless respectable, can re-crisp in oven for five minutes). For filling, put together each sauce and prawns however don’t mix till <half-hour earlier than utilizing (salt will further juice from prawns which tins the sauce). As soon as stuffed, they’ll keep respectably crispy for half-hour, however I nonetheless scoff them down an hour later!
Vitamin per mini taco.

Vitamin Info:

Serving: 36gEnergy: 69cal (3%)Carbohydrates: 5.25g (2%)Protein: 2g (4%)Fats: 4.6g (7%)Saturated Fats: 0.9g (6%)Ldl cholesterol: 15mg (5%)Sodium: 183mg (8%)Potassium: 47mg (1%)Fiber: 1.1g (5%)Sugar: 0.9g (1%)Vitamin A: 300IU (6%)Vitamin C: 2.5mg (3%)Calcium: 20mg (2%)Iron: 0.2mg (1%)

Key phrases: Appetizers, crispy rice finger meals, Cucumber canape, mini tacos

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