The Bachelorette Menus - Menu 4

Meals for confirmed bachelors & bachelorettes...

Sweet and Fire Prawns

When I lived on the old farmstead in Algeria – with my nana – we used to recite a little food inspired ditty, it went a bit like this: We ain’t black, we ain’t Caucasian, but when it comes to food we sure loves Asian. Okay, we never really said that…never…not even once. However, for this installment of the Bachelorette Menus, I am going to bring you an Asian inspired platter for your delectation.




What you need is…

1-2         Packet(s) of tempura prawns from your local supermarket

1            Bottle of sweet chilli dipping sauce

1            Bottle of Encona hot sauce

1            Pkt of ready to eat samosas (optional)

The ingredients for this finger licking dish are on the pricey side; so do shop around for budget range crustaceans if you’re feeling the squeeze of the recession. For my part, I’ve opted to wash less and stay in more in order to maintain my preference for good quality seafood. As most of the ingredients are pre-prepared, you won’t have to worry about the time constrains of actually prepping, cooking and cleaning – honestly, this dish is so easy to make even Richard Reid (the shoe bomber) could pull it off.

How I do’s it…

• Heat king prawns/jumbo shrimp as directed on packaging.
• Fill a ramekin (I use an eggcup) ¼ of the way up with Encona hot sauce.
• Fill the remainder of the receptacle with the sweet chilli sauce (to taste).
• Stir.
• Line a bowl with kitchen roll (to soak up excess oil from the prawns).
• Open pre-cooked samosas and layout on plate (as pictured below).

And hey presto! It’s done. In fact, I had the dish two nights ago whilst watching a five-part drama about a cross-dressing Muslim, on BBC iPlayer. I generally opt to have this meal when I fancy finger food, or I want to impress an unsuspecting suitor with my cooking prowess.

I recommend you have this dish with a glass of homemade pineapple juice with umbrellas and sparklers in it. However, if like me, you've rarely got the time for all that DIY folly – I recommend you have the seafood fare with a lovely glass of Rubicon mango juice with plenty of ice (like how I do’s it).

An ‘O-mar-God tip’ for all you bachelors & bachelorettes out there: If all the fussing around with wrapping, kitchen roll and stirring in the main course has left you too flustered to prepare a dessert, I suggest you serve the dish with a delicious Bounty bar (or a Hershey’s Almond Joy, if you live stateside). – Perfect for sharing with a special someone or a perfect reminder of who needs a “special someone,” when being single means you get to have both pieces all to yourself. – Yama, Yama, Yama.

Enjoy…

And remember, if “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels*” then why are bulimics always feeling sick? – Hey!

- Cheyelle Omar

* A controversial quote recently made by British supermodel Kate Moss

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