Name: Clear soup with prawns and spinach
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 180 gram uncooked medium king prawns, shelled, deveined, tails intact; 50 gram baby spinach leaves; 4 strips lemon rind; 4 cup primary dashi; 2 teaspoon light soy sauce

Clear soup with prawns and spinach

Simple, savoury and delicious, clear soup with prawns and spinach is quick to throw together and leaves you feeling nourished, which makes it perfect for a mid-week dinner.

Ingredients

180 gram uncooked medium king prawns, shelled, deveined, tails intact

50 gram baby spinach leaves

4 strips lemon rind

4 cup primary dashi

2 teaspoon light soy sauce

Method

1.Slit underside of prawns and press flat. Cut small slit in centre of each prawn; push tail through slit.

2.Cook prawns in small saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, 1 minute or until just changed in colour. Drain on absorbent paper.

3.Boil, steam or microwave spinach until wilted. Rinse under cold water, drain. Squeeze out excess moisture.

4.Starting at opposite ends of a rectangular strip of rind, cut slits along both long sides, not quite through to the other end; twist to form an open triangle. Repeat with remaining strips of rind.

5.Bring dashi to the boil in medium saucepan; stir in sauce.

6.Divide spinach and prawns, tails facing up, among serving bowls; ladle over soup. Top with rind triangles.

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