In Royan Atlantique, the cuisine is all about sharing and fresh produce. During the event “Awaken your taste buds” At the Palais Royan Événements, Laurent Voisin, Chef of the restaurant Au bout de la Grève in La Tremblade, delighted the audience with a plate full of sunshine and deliciousness. His recipe? Roasted prawns, accompanied by creamy polenta and a vibrant green coulis that we invite you to recreate at home!

The secrets of preparing roasted prawns with polenta

Ingredients (for 4 people)

Preparation: 30 mins
Cooking: 15 mins

  • 24 prawns – Hervé David Oysters
  • 320 g of polenta
  • 200 g of baby spinach
  • 80 g of chickpeas
  • 30 g goji berries
  • 80 g of hazelnuts
  • 2 limes
  • 1 yellow lemon
  • 50 cl milk
  • 50 cl of fresh cream
  • 50 g of liquid cream
  • 50 g butter
  • 10 cl olive oil
  • 5 g citrus and spice mix
  • salt and pepper

1. Preparation of the creamy polenta

Bring the milk and cream to a boil
Add the polenta
Cook for 7 minutes over low heat, stirring.
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Preparation of roasted prawns
Goji berries

Place the goji berries in a pan of water to the level
Bring to a boil, drain and set aside

Roasted chickpeas and roasted hazelnuts

Dry roast the chickpeas in a pan to make them crunchy.
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Roast the hazelnuts and crush them

Seasoning

Stir the finely grated zest of the limes and lemon, the citrus and spice mix, the roasted and crushed hazelnuts and the rehydrated Goji berries into the polenta.

2. Preparation of the green coulis

Mix the spinach shoots with the hot liquid cream, a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper, until you obtain a smooth pale green coulis.
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3. Cooking the roasted prawns

Quickly fry the prawns in oil and butter
Finish cooking for 5 minutes in the oven at 180°C

4. Plating roasted prawns with polenta

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Roasted prawns, creamy polenta and green coulis

Place a bed of creamy citrus polenta on the plate
Cover with green coulis
Add 6 roasted prawns
Sprinkle with roasted chickpeas

Food and wine pairing

To accompany this dish, we recommend a Charente wine local: a Sauvignon blanc from Domaine Gardrat in Cozes.

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