Food Wishes

Prosciutto Wrapped Prawns (2007x3)

Exibido em:: Jan 28, 2007

One of my favorite summer time food moments is that first perfectly sweet, ripe and juicy melon, wrapped with a thin slice of Prosciutto. This recipe is inspired by that same combination, only this time the cold sweet melon is being replaced by hot sweet prawns. I’ve seen this dish on many menus, but the prawns are usually wrapped with Pancetta (Italian bacon). I find that Prosciutto works so much better since it cooks, and crisps up faster, and allows for us to not over cook the prawn. The Pancetta is usually thicker and fattier and by the time it’s cooked through the prawns are overcooked, and have suffered severe “shrinkage.” Ingredients: 1 pound prawns, peeled and de-veined 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tbl orange or tangerine zest 2 tbl olive oil 8 thin slices of Prosciutto