Episode 311 - Pamelo and Prawn Salad

Scrumptious juicy sacs of sweetness

One of my babes gave me a pamelo the other day. Well, I'm not a really big fan of it but I must say her family grows really good pamelos! haha They're so sweet and juicy eaten just by itself. But you can also fancy it up with some fresh prawns and a tasty sweet and sour sauce. Here's a straight forward recipe which you can wip up as a starter for your meal! FYI: Pamelos are some sort of our local grapefruit.
First, you need to make this sauce then you can go for the salad recipe.

Sweet and Sour Fish Sauce

Ingredients:

2 red chillies, deseeded & chopped, 1/2 garlic clove, finely chopped, 60ml lemon juice/50ml vinegar, 60ml fish sauce, 3 tbspns soft brown sugar, 125ml water, boiled & cooled

Method:

Place all ingredients in a jar and shake well to mix.
*Tip*: This makes around 275ml. Refridgerate sauce in jar and use later for any other recipes. Keeps good in fridge around 2 weeks or less.

And for the recipe... A simple but yet a delish Thai delicacy...

Prawn & Pamelo Salad with Sweet and Sour Fish Sauce

Ingredients: 400g tiger prawns, skin peeled, The flesh of 1 medium size pamelo, peeled and segmented into small bite size pieces, 2 small red onions, thinly sliced/chopped ,1 small riped avocado, sliced thinly in wedges, 4 tbspns sweet and sour fish sauce, A handful of coriander leaves, chopped or lightly torn with fingers

Method:
To cook prawns, peel off skin and cook in boiling water for around 2 minutes till they turn pinkish orange in colour. Remove from water and leave to cool. Place the rest of the ingredients in a large salad bowl and lightly toss with the sauce drizzled on to it. To serve, place salad in a cocktail glass and drizzle a few teaspoons of sauce on top.

Visit link: http://www.ehow.com/video_2335026_cut-avocado.html for a video of how to cut avocado!

How to cut a pamelo~

First, cut the top and bottom bit of the pamelo. Then, with the tip of the knife, pierce through the skin (as close as you can get to the flesh but not through the flesh) from top to bottom. Repeat, making around 6-7 of these around the pamelo. Now you can easily peel of the outer skin of the pamelo with your fingers. Break open the pamelo by pressing your thumbs in the middle of the pamelo (feel the grooves of the segment of the pamelo) with the rest of your fingers on the side of the pamelo. Cut off the top of the segments and peel of the skin to get the flesh out!

Enjoy the recipe!

Recipe inspired and referred from Fresh Chinese by Wynnie Chan