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Chilli-Lime Prawn Burger
Prawns chopped by hand and pressed into patties, so they stay in sweet, snappy pieces instead of turning to paste. Chilli, lime and coriander through the mix, sriracha mayo on the bun, and a light cucumber slaw — under 550 calories a serve.
Serves 4Prep 25 minCook 8 minSeafood
Containsegg · gluten · shellfish
KalaPlate Original
Protein 30%Carbs 39%Fat 31%
About 546 kcal a serve — 42 g protein, 54 g carbs, 19 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Method
Hand-chop the prawns
ChopDrain the prawns well, then chop the prawns by hand: about a third of them to a rough paste, the rest into pieces the size of a pea. That mix is the whole trick — the paste holds the patty together and the pieces are what you actually taste. A food processor turns all of it into the same rubbery mousse.
On the chopping boardChop →
10 min
Mix and shape the patties
MixMix the chopped prawn with the cornflour, breadcrumbs, egg, spring onion, coriander, chilli, lime zest and half the juice, the salt and the pepper. Shape into four patties a little wider than your buns — they shrink — and chill them for 10 minutes so they hold.
In the mixing bowlMix →
10 min
Fry the patties
FryHeat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and cook the patties for about 4 minutes a side, until they are opaque right through and lightly caught at the edges. Prawn cooks fast; go past this and it turns bouncy.
In the frying panFry →
8 min
Mix the sriracha-lime mayo
SauceStir the mayonnaise with the sriracha and the rest of the lime juice.
In the sauce bowlSauce →
1 min
Toss the cucumber slaw
SlawToss the cabbage, cucumber ribbons and grated carrot together with a spoonful of the sriracha mayo. Undressed and crunchy is the point here — it is standing in for the salad, not for a sauce.
In the slaw bowlSlaw →
5 min
Build the burgers
BuildToast the buns, spread both halves with the sriracha-lime mayo, then a patty and a good handful of slaw. Eat straight away — a prawn patty is at its best about a minute out of the pan.
On the boardBuild →
2 min
Cook's noteFrozen raw prawns are fine and often better value — thaw them and squeeze them properly dry, because water in the mix is what makes a patty fall apart in the pan. Leave the chilli seeds in for real heat, or drop the chilli entirely and let the sriracha do it.
Estimated per serve
546 kcal · 42 g protein · 54 g carbs · 19 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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