Jac brought home some cooked peeled prawns from work – leftovers from her work Christmas party (Jac and her workmates all took leftovers home that day, so nothing was wasted).
I ate five cold cooked prawns with some of the cocktail sauce Jac made for the party.
She made a curry using a jar of tikka masala sauce and added peas, green beans, tomatoes and some of the barbecue chicken that was leftover from the cold meats platter. Last of all, she added the last of the leftover cooked prawns. She made sure they were warmed all the way through but not so much that they’d get overcooked and tough. This made a very tasty dish, which I ate with a big bowl of freshly cooked rice.
EDIT: As requested, recipe for the cocktail sauce.
Seafood Cocktail Sauce
This recipe is from The Esk Valley Cookbook: Treasured recipes of the Countrywomen of the Esk Valley Group in Tasmania, 1986; 1989 reprint by Southdown Press, Melbourne, p.40. ISBN O 908429 50 9. We found this book at an op shop a number of years ago.1 cup thick mayonnaise
2 teaspoons tomato paste or sauce
1/2 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vinegar
salt and pepper
1 teaspooon finely chopped parsley or chivesBlend all together until thoroughly mixed; thin with cream if desired.
Notes:
Jac ended up using 2 dessert spoons of tomato sauce, rather than 2 teaspoons as called for in the recipe, plus a little extra lemon juice to taste. I’d suggest following the basic recipe to begin with, then tweaking it to your taste, depending on whether you like it sweeter, spicier or more tangy (or it may well be perfect for you just as it is!).
As you can see in the photo, the sauce is very pale. Tastes good, though.
I'm TFP, a food blogger from Perth, Western Australia.
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Mmm, party leftovers, best stuff ever. What’s in that cocktail sauce? Looks very different from the stuff I’ve had.
Go Jac! That looks delicious, TFP, and you’re a lucky woman having her cook for you like that. Heh. Can she come teach Steve? :P
Seriously…that looks really delicious! :D Abso-yummy-lute-licious!
Hey Jac – PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give tfp the recipe for the sauce?!
What a great way to gobble up left overs! Yum!
Kagenosuke,
I will post the recipe for the cocktail sauce shortly.
Melissa,
Heheheh.
Peky,
It was really good. I had leftovers the next day too.
Nicole,
Cocktail sauce recipe coming up soon.
Kiran,
It was great. Western and Eastern, both delicious.
Hey, I live in the Esk Valley – that’s cool! :D
I’d like some of that curry too, k thanx! :P
juicyjuicymangoes,
That IS cool! I must confess I’d never heard of Esk Valley until we picked up that cookbook. :)