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Prawn cocktail mini tacos (shrimp)
Recipe video above. Prawn cocktails, in canapé form! These one-bite mini tacos are fantastic finger food, and you’ll love the nifty trick for making the miniature taco shells - just use an upside-down muffin tin!Fill with anything chopped small enough to fit - try Jalapeño chicken, spicy salmon, Thai chicken salad or even old school taco beef! In the spirit of summer here in Australia (and an attempt to be grown-up cocktail party canapé worthy), I've gone for prawn cocktail with a classic Marie Rose sauce.
👥 17 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 7m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 Nagi | RecipeTin Eats📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●microwave
- ●oven
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
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Abbreviated recipe:
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Cut 17 x 6cm/2.4" rounds, microwave to soften, oil and salt, press into upside muffin tin. Bake ⏱️ 12 minutes, cool in tin. Fill!
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Crispy mini taco shells:
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Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan-forced). Get a standard 12 hole muffin tin.
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Cut circles from the tortillas using a 6cm / 2.4" cutter. (Note 6 on using offcuts)
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Warm - Spread half on a dinner plate and microwave for ⏱️ 30 seconds on high (makes them pliable). Spray the warm tortillas lightly with oil, sprinkle with half the salt.
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Wedge - Turn the muffin tin upside down. Wedge the tortillas salt side down between the muffin tin holes - they fold into taco shapes! Repeat with remaining rounds.
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Spray the surface of the tortillas lightly with oil (no salt).
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Bake for ⏱️ 12 minutes, or until quite golden and crispy. Cool in the muffin tin so they set. (Stays crisp 2 days!)
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Prawn cocktail filling:
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Dice the prawns into small 5mm / 0.2" cubes (for large, cut in half horizontally, lengthwise then chop - see video).
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Mix the Marie Rose sauce in a bowl. Then stir the prawns through, just before assembling.
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Assembling:
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Fill taco shells with prawn cocktail filling, sprinkle with chives. To keep them upright, place on a bed of rock salt or dried beans for serving.
chives (, finely sliced (or parsley))1 tbsp
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Pass around, bask in praise, be coy when people ask how you made those marvellous mini taco shells!
Nutrition Facts
calories
69 kcal
fat Content
4.6 g
serving Size
36 g
fiber Content
1.1 g
sugar Content
0.9 g
sodium Content
183 mg
protein Content
2 g
cholesterol Content
15 mg
carbohydrate Content
5.25 g
saturated Fat Content
0.9 g
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