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Prawn Po’ Boy with Hot Sauce
Prawns are more than just salads and prawn cocktails: this Louisiana classic stars fresh Australian tiger prawns in a spicy marinade. The Po' Boy was named for its popularity amongst hungry shipyard workers, so it's sure to quiet any rumbling stomachs.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Tropic Co. Whole Raw Tiger Prawns head and shell removed and deveined
- 1 baguette
- 2 cucumbers sliced into ribbons
- 4 celery tops leaves only
- 1 lettuce (butter or oak leaf)
- 1 bunch dill finely chopped
- ½ cup whole egg mayonnaise, mixed with a few drops of your favourite hot sauce
Prawn Marinade
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 cloves garlic diced
- ½ tsp oregano dried
- ½ tsp thyme
- 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine paprika, garlic, oregano, thyme, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add prawns, stir, and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. While the prawns are marinading, prepare your other ingredients.
- Heat fry pan or grill pan on high heat. Remove prawns from marinade, and grill for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until cooked.
- Cut baguette into 4 equal pieces. Slice across lengthways, without cutting all the way through.
- Fold open the baguette. Fill with cucumber ribbons, celery leaves, lettuce leaves, and prawns. Drizzle with spicy mayonnaise, and top with dill sprigs.
Notes
Tip: For extra spice add fresh sliced chilli or jalapenos
Variation: Add dill pickles or guacamole.
Comments
I’m from Louisiana and eaten thousands of poboys. Never seen tail on shrimp on a poboy. Also the tradition started with out of work trolley car workers eating roast beef poboys during the depression. Never seen cucumber on a poboy either. This is a Bahn mi not a poboy.
Thanks for the info!