Recipe: Gambas with Oranges

Name: Gambas aux oranges
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 12 belles gambas les queues décortiquées restant attachées2 oranges sanguine les tranches pelées a vif et le jus gardé1 patate douce coupée en gros morceaux1 banane plantain épluchée et coupée de mêmeun peu de gingembre frais taillé en petits morceaux1 Rasade de Mandarine Napoléon*beurre 1/2 sel huile d'olives et poivre du moulin.

By chef patrick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8/5 (5 reviews) Fishes

Prep 15 min

Cook 20 min

Total 35 min

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

12 beautiful prawns with tails peeled but still attached
2 blood oranges with slices peeled to the flesh and juice reserved
1 sweet potato cut into large chunks
1 plantain banana peeled and cut the same way
a little fresh ginger cut into small pieces
1 splash of Mandarine Napoléon*
salted butter, olive oil and freshly ground pepper

Step-by-step directions

1- In a saucepan pour the pieces of sweet potato and plantain banana, cover with water, salt and add the ginger dice, cook for approximately 15 minutes, mash then correct the seasoning and add a good knob of salted butter.

2- In a pan pour olive oil, when hot roast your salted and peppered prawns 2 minutes on each side then remove them.

3- Remove a little oil then put back on the heat, deglaze with Mandarine Napoléon then add the orange juice, season then place your prawns in this juice, just bring to a boil then stop and cover.
Finishing: In the center of each warm plate spread your sweet puree and place your prawns on top with a few slices of blood orange and a little juice around.
*Of course you will omit this alcohol if there are children at the table.

Gambas Cuisine antillaise