Prawn cocktail mini tacos – RecipeTin Eats

Prawn cocktails, in canapé type! These one-bite mini tacos are implausible 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 reasonably, the mini taco shells. Firstly – lovely! Versatile!

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

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

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

Elements in prawn cocktail mini tacos

Right here’s what you could make the mini tacos and prawn cocktail filling.

1. for the mini taco shells

I like to recommend utilizing corn reasonably 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). Nonetheless, 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, identified for his or her shiny orange color! See extra right here for details about totally 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 great!

You can too 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 similar to prawns, and they’re much drier and and firmer than recent prawns.

The right way to make prawn cocktail mini tacos

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

1. The right way to 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. Reduce 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!

   For those who 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 are going to 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 other way up muffin tin! Put them in salt facet down. (There is no such thing as a have to salt the higher facet as a result of it will get full of the tasty prawn cocktail filling.

   Then repeat with remaining tortillas (for those who work quick, you may heat and mildew in a single batch).

5. Bake – Spray the floor calmly 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 area effectivity!)

2. Chop into small 5mm / 0.2″ cubes. For giant 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 completed 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 this stuff 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, for those who use corn tortillas, they are going to keep crisp as soon as crammed for an excellent half-hour!

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

Tip – preserving mini tacos upright for serving!

I’ve learnt through the years from the professionals that particulars matter. On this scenario, the element that I by no means considered beforehand was methods to cease these mini tacos from falling over and sliding everywhere in the plate as you move 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 stick with the tacos (like rice would), and I feel the black color appears to be like nice in opposition to the tacos!

Eating places and caters would sometimes go for rock salt as a extra upscale choice, however dried beans are cheaper and might be re-used which is why I’m going for that.

You don’t want to make use of a mattress of any sort although. You’ll be able to simply lie the tacos down on their facet or use the tacos to carry one another up. Although for those who do the later, sternly inform your company 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)

Writer: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Prep: 25 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner: 12 minutes minutes

Cooling: 30 minutes minutes

Whole: 1 hour hr 7 minutes minutes

Appetiser, Celebration Meals

Western

Servings17 mini tacos

Faucet or hover to scale

Recipe video above. Prawn cocktails, in canapé type! These one-bite mini tacos are implausible 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 season right here in Australia (and an try to be grown-up cocktail social gathering canapé worthy), I’ve gone for prawn cocktail with a traditional Marie Rose sauce.

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Directions

Abbreviated recipe:

• Reduce 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.

• Reduce circles from the tortillas utilizing a 6cm / 2.4″ cutter. (Word 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 calmly with oil, sprinkle with half the salt.

• Wedge – Flip the muffin tin the other 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 calmly 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 via, 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.

• Go round, indulge 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 have to heat to make pliable & takes a number of 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 calmly with salt then sear in a pan on medium excessive warmth till simply cooked, they are going to hold cooking as they relaxation. Prepare dinner time will range with dimension: small – 1 minute both sides, giant – 2 minutes first facet, 1 1/2 minutes second facet.
I discover frozen cooked peeled prawns reasonably flavourless. I’d use seafood sticks as a substitute!
3. Entire 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. Could 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 may lie on facet or prepare in order that they maintain one another up. To re-use dried beans, rinse beneath scorching water in colander, dry totally tea towels, retailer in container indefinitely.
6. Reducing rounds – For those who don’t have a spherical cutter, you may 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 crammed, they are going to keep respectably crispy for half-hour, however I nonetheless scoff them down an hour later!
Vitamin per mini taco.

Vitamin Data:

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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