533. Prawn Curry

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Time: Cook: 15 min Total: 15 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

sufficient prawns to weigh about a pound ↝ Crustaceans, shrimp, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
half of a small onion chopped very fine ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
half an ounce of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
two teaspoonfuls of mild but rather piquant curry paste ↝ Curry sauce [Dips, gravies, other sauces]
half a pint of good broth ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]

substitutions

curry paste, powder may be used ↝ Spices, curry powder [Spices and Herbs]
Shrimps may also be curried in the same way ↝ Crustaceans, shrimp, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]

Instructions (4)

Procure sufficient prawns to weigh about a pound; when picked, put half of a small onion chopped very fine into a stewpan, with half an ounce of butter, stir them over the fire until becoming rather yellowish;
then add two teaspoonfuls of mild but rather piquant curry paste, mixing the whole gradually with half a pint of good broth;
then put in the prawns, and stew gently about a quarter of an hour, when they will be ready to serve;
rice separate.

Original Text

533. Prawn Curry.—Procure sufficient prawns to weigh about a pound; when picked, put half of a small onion chopped very fine into a stewpan, with half an ounce of butter, stir them over the fire until becoming rather yellowish; then add two teaspoonfuls of mild but rather piquant curry paste, mixing the whole gradually with half a pint of good broth; then put in the prawns, and stew gently about a quarter of an hour, when they will be ready to serve; rice separate.

If no curry paste, powder may be used, but the paste is far preferable.

Shrimps may also be curried in the same way, but they are in general so very salt.

Notes

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