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Langoustine Cocktail

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

  • Raw egg. Raw or lightly cooked egg carries a risk, above all for children, older people, anyone pregnant or unwell.

Ingredients 11 ingredients

  1. 100 ml water
  2. 200 ml mayonnaise
  3. 1 lemon
  4. Cocktail sauce
  5. Rocket
  6. Prawns
  7. Lettuce
  8. Cut
  9. 50 g capers
  10. a pinch of salt
  11. 100 ml ketchup

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Mayonnaise High in vitamin E

    High in vitamin E · 7.1 mg per 100 g, 59% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Vitamin E is a fat-soluble nutrient found in many foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Mayonnaise, Regular”, USDA FoodData Central.

  2. Lemon High in vitamin C · Source of protein

    High in vitamin C · 53 mg per 100 g, 66% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 1.1 g per 100 g, 15% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemons, raw, without peel”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Blending hot liquid. Let it cool a little first, fill the blender no more than a third, and hold the lid down with a folded towel. Start on the lowest speed. A stick blender in the pan is safer.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Small bunch of fresh rocket leaves 50g samphire 1 iceberg lettuce Sea salt lyog crushed ice 16 cooked large prawns, peeled 8 cooked langoustines 1 lemon, cut into wedges For the cocktail sauce: 200ml mayonnaise 50g capers 100ml ketchup saucepan with the sugarand 100ml of water set over a gentle heat.
  2. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes, until the gooseberries are soft.
  3. Blend the mixture using a handheld electric blender, then pour the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve Squeeze of lemon juice Splash of Tabasco sauce 1.
  4. First, make the cocktail sauce by mixing the mayonnaise, ketchup and capers together in a small bowl.
  5. 2.
  6. Prepare the salad by mixing the rocket, samphire and sliced lettuce together in a large mixing bowl.
  7. 3.
  8. Add a pinch of salt to the crushed ice and stir to combine.
  9. Mix a small amount of the salted crushed ice through the salad to keep it fresh and crisp.
  10. 4.
  11. Arrange layers of salad and sauce in large serving glasses, with a couple of prawns in each layer of sauce.
  12. Top with sauce and two langoustines hanging over the edge of the glass.
  13. Serve immediately with a wedge of lemon them into.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Blender
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
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Credit

From Great British Food May 2015 UK, printed page 27, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/Great_British_Food_May_2015_UK

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.