Prawn Cakes with Saffron Bulgur and Salad

Recipe Ingredients: (Enough for 4)

• 200grs large prawns (puréed)
  
• 150grs cooked potato (puréed)
  
• 300grs Bulgur Wheat (medium)
  
• 1 egg (yolk to one side, whipped white to another)
• 1 Gem Lettuce (well crispy separated into leaves)
  
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
  
• 1/2 half a red pepper (finely chopped)*reserve a little for decoration*
  
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  
• 1 piece ginger (minced)
  
• 1 soup spoon of turmeric + 3 strands saffron
  
• 1 pinch chilli powder
  
• seasoning (salt and pepper)
  
• oil to fry
• some olive oil
  

One more easy to prepare recipe, that is tasty wholesome and easy on the waste line. Mix the potato purée and prawn purée with the egg yolk and some seasoning, after well mixed add the whipped egg white, and mix this well too, to form a paste. Place the oil on a pan or fryer, and to form the cakes you use two spoons, and scoop from spoon to spoon which will for the cake which you will then drop into the very hot oil, cooking them on both sides until golden brown (see picture). After they are cooked put them on a plate containing several kitchen towels to remove excess oil.

The accompaniment is bulgur, which is cooked just in boiling water as you would do rice, placing in the water a little oil and some salt, it will cook in around 10-12 minutes, then you drain it and pass through it while draining some boiling water to remove starch. The grains will be well fluffy.

While it's draining, put a wok on the fire (or large frying pan) with a little olive oil, once hot add the onion, pepper, garlic, ginger and seasoning once golden golden add the turmeric and saffron as well as the chilli powder, stir for around 1-2 minutes, then add a little water like 1/3 of a glass,cook a further 1 minute and then add the drained bulgur, turn the heat off and mix it really well so that the whole flavour infuses it.
Then is just a matter of arranging this light meal on a plate, you can do it as it is shown in the picture or use your own ideas. I used some strips of red pepper to decorate the bulgur, and used the larger gem lettuce leaves to bed the prawn cakes, and with the remaining leaves I shredded them added a few bits of tomato & grated carrot, and drizzled them with balsamic vinegar and some olive oil.

Was delicious. hope you enjoy this summer meal.

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Sun on Your Plate - Hake with Saffron pan fried Potatoes and Butternut Squash - Yellow Theme

Recipe Ingredients: (enough for 4)

• 4 skinless and boneless hake fillets (you can also use fresh cod)
• 8 medium potatoes (cubed)
• 1/2 butternut Squash (cubed)
• 5 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 piece of ginger (minced)
• 8 baby corn (cut in half length ways)
• 1 tea spoon of turmeric
  
• 1/3 tea spoon of saffron
  
• a little olive oil
  
• salt and black pepper (to taste)
  

Preparation:

Place a two pans on the stove with some water on one you put in the butternut squash and two of the potatoes + one garlic clove, a little salt, on the other just the remaining potato and get these cooked, it should take around 15-20 minutes. (careful not to overcook them)

Meanwhile blend 2 garlic cloves, a little salt pepper, turmeric and two soup spoons of olive oil, the idea is to make a marinade paste to place on the fish, so coat the fish on both sides with it, for a super flavour. As soon as the potatoes are cooked, put the fish in a non stick tray and in the oven preheated to 200c, it will take around 10 minutes to be cooked.

Drain the potatoes (on their own), and place a wok or a large frying pan on the stove, with the bottom covered with olive oil, once hot add 2 garlic cloves, the saffron a little seasoning and the potatoes, let them crisp up before tossing for turning them (don't use utensils to turn them to avoid further mashing of the potatoes) crisp and toss, do this for around 7 minutes. It will get a mix of textures crisp ones and smooth. The flavours gained from the saffron and garlic are amazing couple with the textures.

also while doing that, place another little frying pan on the stove this one with a little olive oil and once hot add the ginger and a little seasoning as well as the corn, and keep tossing it ass you don't want it to burn, as it dries add a few drops of water and again toss and toss, and a few more drops of water until is cooked but you want it still crunchy, to contrast with the pure.

Now drain the potatoes with the buttenut, mash them all nice and smooth and there you have the pure, if you want more creamy ad a soup spoon of fresh cream. That is it just serve your sunshine and eat.

My family when ate this, couldn't even speak, just the following sounds came out Huuummm!!! Aaaahhh! ...well hope you like it too. Cheers!!