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#WFD – Polenta and Prawns

A tasty treat the whole family will enjoy.

POLOKWANE – If you’re a lover of prawns then this dish is for you.

What’s for Dinner says this recipe shows why the Italians prefer polenta to mash potato.

“The prawns are mixed in with a Knorr Chicken Stock Pot and left to marinate before being cooked gently in rich tomato and basil sauce.”

Ingredients

  1. 30ml olive oil
  2. 450g extra large prawns, peeled and deveined
  3. 1 x KNORR Chicken Stock Pot
  4. 1 tbsp Robertsons Paprika
  5. 400g tin tomatoes, chopped
  6. 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  7. 4 tbsp basil, chopped
  8. 300ml water
  9. 300ml low fat milk
  10. 150g polenta
  11. 2 tbsp stork margarine
  12. 60g cheddar cheese, grated

Method

  1. Gently heat 15 ml of the olive oil in small frying pan, add Knorr Vegetable Stock Pot and stir well until the stock melts. Remove from heat, add paprika and leave the paste to cool for 10 minutes.
  2. Coat the prawns in the Knorr Chicken Stock Pot and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan over medium-high heat and cook the prawns until they turn pink, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  4. Add the tomatoes, garlic and basil. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until sauce has reduced and starts to thicken.
  5. Add the prawns to the tomato sauce and turn heat down to a low heat.
  6. For the polenta, add water and milk to a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Slowly whisk in the polenta, turn the heat down to low and continuously whisk for 5-10 minutes, until polenta is cooked and thickened.
  7. Remove from heat and stir in Stork Margarine and cheese. Replace the lid and leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving.

raeesak@nmgroup.co.za

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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