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Shrimp Cocktail Recipe | The Italian kitchen – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Step 1

For the prawn cocktail recipe, peel the shallot and slice it; also peel the ginger and chop it; fry them together in a saucepan with a drizzle of oil for 2-3 minutes, then add the tomato puree and 20 g of water. Add the sugar and a pinch of salt and cook for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, adding, towards the end of cooking, the juice of 1/2 orange and a splash of Tabasco.

Step 2

Pass the sauce through a sieve to make it smoother and let it cool, obtaining an orange ketchup.

Step 3

Mix this ketchup with mayonnaise to create a brightly colored “pink” sauce.

Step 4

Shell the prawns, removing the heads and leaving only the end part of the tail.

Step 5

Open the bodies lengthwise, remove the brown fillet and season them with a pinch of salt, pepper, a splash of orange juice and grated lemon zest.

Step 6

Distribute the sauce into traditional cups and place the prawns on top. Complete with salmon and lumpfish roe to taste.

Step 7

Good to know: shell the prawns and prepare them while you cook the ketchup sauce, cover them and store them in the refrigerator. Season them only when serving them.

Step 8

Yesterday and today: raw prawns instead of cooked prawns, as was originally used. The pink sauce, obtained with homemade ketchup, has a note of orange, which recalls the seasoning of the prawns, further refreshed by the lemon zest. The unusual addition of salmon and lumpfish roe gives flavor and colour.

Step 9

Wine pairing: the prawn cocktail and the Franciacorta Rosé also get along well on a chromatic level. The Brut of Castello Bonomi is a balanced pure Pinot Noir, with pleasant aromas of berries (29 euros, castellobonomi.it).

Recipe: Patrizia Crapanzano, Photo: Riccardo Lettieri, Styling: Beatrice Prada

Prawns and agretti recipe with ginger and orange sauce – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Prawns and agretti with ginger sauce It is a light and nutritious fish main course, easy to make, which is prepared in spring when these vegetables are in season.

Also called friar’s beard, the agretti must be well cleaned of the earth – it takes a little patience to clean them, but their taste will repay you for the effort – and then they are boiled. In this recipe we used them to accompany some pan-fried prawns and we seasoned everything with a sauce prepared with ginger, orange, butter and honey.

Also discover these recipes: Sole fillets in butter with agretti,Calamari and agretti, Soufflé with herbs and prawns, Starch rice with agretti and sea bass, pre-sport recipe, Cannelloni with monk’s beard, Linguine with perch and friar’s beard.

Explore Asian flavors with mandarin and ginger sorbet – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

The origin of mandarin and ginger sorbet can be traced to China, where the combination of these ingredients has historically been prized for its balance of sweetness and spiciness. The spread of the flavor combination has influenced other Asian cultures, leading to local variations of sorbet that reflect regional preferences. However, the evolution of the recipe was characterized by the search for a balance between the intense flavor of mandarin and the spicy note of ginger. This aromatic and refreshing drink it is particularly suitable to be enjoyed as thirst-quenching interlude between the dishes of a dinner or as light dessert at the end of a meal.

Its light nature and combination of stimulating flavors make it an ideal option for those looking for an alternative meal ending, which aids digestion. Freshly squeezed mandarins and fresh grated ginger are the heart ingredients, but the real secret for an optimal preparation lies in the dosage of the components, so as to guarantee a harmonious balance between the flavours. Finally, served in cups or dessert glasses, this delicacy can be decorated with a mint leaf or a thin strip of mandarin peel for a visual touch. The optimal serving temperature is just below zero, to guarantee the creamy consistency and freshness of the flavors. Follow us and you will prepare a really tasty mandarin and ginger sorbet!