serves
2
prep
15 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
- 4 red Asian shallots, finely chopped
- 2 very ripe tomatoes, diced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated purée)
- 55 g (¼ cup) caster sugar
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) fish sauce
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper, plus extra, to serve
- 100 ml fish stock or water
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 6 langoustines, legs trimmed, unpeeled but deveined
- 30 ml Scotch whisky
- Asian basil, to garnish
Instructions
Place 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over low heat. Add half each of the garlic and shallot and stir for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar, then add the fish sauce, 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper and the stock. Increase the heat medium, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, then set aside.
Heat the remaining oil, garlic, shallots and chilli flakes in a large frying pan over medium heat and stir until fragrant but not coloured. Add the langoustines and toss to coat well, then pour in the whisky and carefully tilt the pan over the flame until the alcohol ignites. This will burn off the alcohol but impart a lovely smoky whisky flavour to the langoustine. Add the tomato sauce and simmer for another 4 minutes or until just cooked. Transfer the langoustines and sauce to a large serving plate, scatter with basil and another sprinkle of black pepper.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
