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Prawns are a fast and convenient choice of protein for the busy cook. Straight freezer, they can defrost quickly and be pan-seared to make a delicious dinner course.
Prawns can be confusing. Firstly, they are referred to as crustaceans and are also sold by size -shrimps are small and prawns are … View morePrawns are a fast and convenient choice of protein for the busy cook. Straight freezer, they can defrost quickly and be pan-seared to make a delicious dinner course.
Prawns can be confusing. Firstly, they are referred to as crustaceans and are also sold by size -shrimps are small and prawns are larger. There are both freshwater and marine varieties. Most prawns are imported frozen into NZ although there is growing local supply. So when you see “fresh” prawns they have generally been defrosted. Fresh prawns in many cases appear green or grey and it is only when cooked, that the colour changes to what we recognise as “pink” prawns. If you buy prawns or scrimps that are pink, this means that they have been cooked.
Then, there are a series of questions to ask:
• Do you cook them in their shells or peel before cooking?
• Do you remove the head and just cook the tail?
• Do you remove the vein (intestinal tract) or black line that runs down the back?
You can use prawns for the same recipe whether they are peeled or deveined. Many people believe that cooking prawns with the shell will enhance the flavour of the broth and result in more succulent prawn meat. The downside is that they are a bit messier to eat. To peel the prawns, you just need to wriggle them a little and ease off the shell, piece by piece.
There is no big deal about cooking prawns with the head on – it is more a cultural thing about people not wanting to see the eyes! The head pulls off easily if you twist it. The tip of the tail can be removed in the same way.
The prawn is de-veined or has the intestinal tract removed as many consider it the prawn more attractive without the black line. It also removes the prawn's stomach waste so that you do not need to eat it! See below for the method.
Like all seafood, prawns should be eaten as soon as possible and not left in the refrigerator for days. If they smell off when you come to cook them, your only choice is to throw them out!
Fried in garlic and paired with home-made mayo showcases these crustaceans at their best.
Check out the full recipe on the link below.
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On the Facebook page, New Zealanders living Down Under, expats complained about what they didn't like about their homeland and why they believed Australia was better. Some people said they were disgruntled with the cost of living in New Zealand, while others praised Australia's. … View moreOn the Facebook page, New Zealanders living Down Under, expats complained about what they didn't like about their homeland and why they believed Australia was better. Some people said they were disgruntled with the cost of living in New Zealand, while others praised Australia's. "Never going back to NZ. Not even to visit people or bury the dead. Living in NZ you're always checking the bank to see if you can afford the food shopping," one person wrote. Another said: "Here in Australia [we] don't have those issues, travelled more of Aussie than NZ." Others pointed out how more affordable groceries and dining out in Australia is compared to their homeland. "Food shopping fill the trolley up and don't care what the price is because you can afford it," one expat wrote. Another agreed: "Better living cheaper food can fill up your cupboards including meat fruit and veg not like back home so expensive to eat healthy meals." A mother-of-two, who has been living in Australia for just one month, has opened up the massive impact her life has had since day-to-day costs were a lot cheaper. "The struggle is real in NZ, cost of living is barely affordable, wages are low, can barely feed your kids. After paying for rent, then you have to stretch what is left for food, power, water, petrol," she wrote. "Food prices are off the Richter scale. Half a trolley of bare essentials for a family of four [is] $200 plus, that doesn't even include meat for the freezer." She added that her average weekly rent for a three-bedroom house in Auckland was $550, despite her weekly wage being $700-800. "Average monthly power bill $350, average monthly water bill $120, petrol prices per litre $2.35." Another Kiwi agreed, writing: "Yup, better living, cheaper food. Can fill up your cupboards including meat fruit and veg, not like back home ... so expensive to eat healthy meals." While another wrote that they will never go back home as she can "feed my kids here!". One woman said she would love to come back to New Zealand, but her "sh***y pay" was preventing her from returning. "I feel it's very divided here, BUT job and academic opportunities and living prices are much better," she wrote. A number of Kiwis also praised Australia's housing market for being more affordable than New Zealand. "Ain't no place like home, however Ozzie has been amazing for us. We hit the ground with excellent jobs, meeting great people and buying a home (with savings in the bank)," a father wrote. Another agreed: "Oz is waaaaay better than NZ in almost all respects but there's nothing like home." However, there were a few complaints from Kiwis about Australia, including the scorching hot summer weather and mosquitoes. "It's nice here and I make a good living but I hate the summers and the mozzies," one man said. Others said that New Zealand had nicer water than their new living quarters, claiming Australia's tap water tasting "metallic". "It's yuck. I only drink bottled water. Been here 31 years and still can't drink it from the tap," one man said. Another agreed: "Yep just drink bottled water since moving here." One Kiwi said despite enjoying his new adult lifestyle in Australia, he wouldn't have wanted to have grown up across the ditch. "I couldn't imagine growing up in suburban Australia, can't do anything as a kid, very PC," he said.
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I’ve set up a givealittle page in the hopes of being able … View moreHi everyone, because of an increase in my seizures I’m looking at ways to get myself & my kids down to Dunedin to meet with an epilepsy specialist. I’m also 5 months pregnant which has definitely added to the stress and urgency.
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