Seafood Specialty - Watercress
Thai Thai - Seafood Specialties

Seafood Specialty - Watercress

Est. Time: 20-30 min  •  5 Preparation Steps

Chef's Menu Description

Sustainably sourced fresh fish fillet pan-seared with a crisp skin, served with garlic herb butter, seasonal vegetables, and lemon.

Ingredients

  • • 300g watercress, trimmed
  • • 250g prawns, shell on
  • • 1 tsp prawn paste
  • • 4 cups chicken stock
  • • 200g pumpkin, cubed
  • • 1 tsp white peppercorns
  • • 3 shallots, halved
  • • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • • 2 bird's eye chilies, crushed

Preparation Steps

1
Phase 1

Trim the watercress and cube the pumpkin.

2
Phase 2

Pound the peppercorns and shallots with the prawn paste.

3
Phase 3

Stir the paste into the simmering stock, add the pumpkin, and cook 10 minutes.

4
Phase 4

Add the prawns and cook 2 minutes, then drop in the watercress.

5
Phase 5

Season with fish sauce, add the chilies, and serve once the leaves wilt.