BITES
Tomato Gazpacho
White Prawns
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At Family & Life, we
believe that cooking can,
and should be, a family
affair! This Chinese New
Year month, we present
a prosperous red cuisine
with a Mexican twist.
It is the period for house visits and feasting, which is why we are happy to collaborate with fine dining personal chef Tim Meijers
for this reddish (for prosperity!), easy-to-create starter that will be great for small gatherings or large family groups.
Also, besides being delicious, the sautéed garlic prawns symbolise laughter and happiness, so it’s the perfect auspicious
accompaniment at the start of the Year of the Horse.
The best part: this dish is incredibly healthy and a welcome respite from the savoury and oily fare such that predominates many
Chinese households during this period.
Your children can help to blend all the ingredients together after you have finished cutting the vegetables that go into the gazpacho
or tomato-based vegetable soup. While that is being blended, you can get to work grilling the happy prawns.
Have fun with this recipe during Chinese New Year and do share your auspicious photos with us!
SERVES: 4 people
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: Easy
PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL COOKING TIME: 5 minutes
INGREDIENTS
Whole (preferably live)
white prawns �������������12
Roma tomatoes �����������1 kg
Garlic cloves ���������������� 3
Red chilli ������������ 0.5
ABOUT THE CHEF
Tim Meijers is a globe-trotting chef
Water ������ 150 ml
with more than a decade of experience
Salt and lemon juice..... To taste
working in Michelin-starred fine dining
restaurants. He
came to Singapore
three years ago
and worked for
Saint Pierre before
starting Tim’s Fine
Catering Services,
bringing the luxury
of fine dining to
offices and homes
all over the island.
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MATERIALS
Blender
Frying pan
Knife
Chopping Board
Soup plate
Skewers
PREPARATIONS
Gazpacho
1. Cut the tomatoes into quarters
2. Remove the seeds from the red chilli
3. Remove the skin from the onion and cut the onion into
quarters
4. Clean the garlic
5. Prepare the blender and blend the following ingredients
for 10 minutes:
a. kg Roma tomatoes
1
b. garlic cloves
3
c. red chilli
0.5
d. white onion
0.5
e. ml water
150
6. Season with salt and lemon juice
Prawns
1. Remove the heads of the prawns
2. Remove the shell of the prawns, which can be easily done
by gently breaking it lose at the belly
3. Cut the prawn in half horizontally and remove the vein in
the middle
4. Pan fry the prawns on very high heat with a tiny bit of oil
5. After letting them cool down, stick them with the skewers