Fried Prawn Buñuelos

Name: Fried Prawn Buñuelos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish, Spanish-Inspired

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Notes

35 mins cook

Buñuelos (essentially Spanish fritters) are often made sweet but we've filled them with prawns for a savoury twist. They're especially delicious paired with a glass of Fino Sherry, the driest and palest sherry with hints of herbs, fresh dough and almonds. The bone dry Fino complements the salty, fried buñuelos perfectly.

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Tip the fish stock and salt into a pan and bring to the boil. Drop in the spinach and butter and cook for 1-2 mins to wilt the leaves and melt the butter. Whizz until smooth-ish with a stick blender.

While the mix is still over the heat, tip in the flour and beat it into the spinach mixture. Cook over a low heat, mixing constantly, until you have a smooth ball of dough that is coming away from the sides of the pan. Tip into a bowl and beat for 1-2 mins to cool down.

Once slightly cooler, beat the eggs into the dough one at a time. The batter will look pretty hectic to begin with, but persevere – it’ll come together. Once the eggs are in, beat in the zest of the lemon. Roughly chop the prawns and fold through the batter.

Heat a pan of sunflower oil to about 190°C. Spoon in bite-sized amounts of the batter and cook for 4-5 mins or until golden brown. Lift them out of the hot oil and drain.

Season with fine salt and plate up. Serve with lemon wedges and a big dollop of aioli.

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Serves

Fish Stock

Salt

Spinach

Butter

Flour

Egg

Lemon

Prawn

To serve

Aioli

Sunflower Oil

Salt

Black Pepper

Ben Lippett

Ben Lippett (@dinnerbyben) is a cook, food writer, recipe developer, and co-founder of Dr Sting's Hot Honey. Ben spent years working at a spate of restaurants in the UK and Australia – including a brief but rewarding stint at a butcher's – before making the leap to food media.

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Serves

Fish Stock

Salt

Spinach

Butter

Flour

Egg

Lemon

Prawn

To serve

Aioli

Sunflower Oil

Salt

Black Pepper

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