Sea Spaghetti with Prawns Coconut and Lime is quite simple. In fact extremely simple to whip together and so simply tasty!
Before I talk about this delicious Prawn, Lime and Coconut soup with Sea Spaghetti, I should show you a couple of the other things I have hanging around this month.
Check out this Beetroot powder, I love it and have used it now in a number of recipes, I keep a packet in the freezer. It’s actually freeze dried powder and each 10 gm serve is equivalent to 2.5 beetroots. You can add it to smoothies, icings, soups, dressings, risottos or anything else you might like to dream up. I’m told it’s good for you so I am feeling virtuous.
And what about these “hundreds and thousands” shortbreads . I’ve been making things with chia seeds. A packet of chia seeds and a packet of beetroot powder while a little expensive have gone a long long way. These shortbread almost made us feel like we were eating for our own good!
This next item is the one I wanted to show you. It’s seaweed well, sea spaghetti. It’s most often found in the deep and often rough coastal waters of the Mediterranean. Sea Spaghetti grows in long, brown ribbons, and has quite a strong shellfish taste. Once soaked it can be used as a pasta or a noodle substitute or in salads. It goes well with mayonnaise and it’s a great vegetable tossed in olive oil or butter and works with other vegetables like mushrooms or greens. It’s quite special, rich in fibre and minerals, it has a high iron content and tastes a little like cuttlefish in texture and flavour. I’ve decided to use it as noodles in my Prawn, Lime and Coconut broth.
This is the way it looks when it comes dried and packaged. Simply soak it for a little while before using it just like noodles. There’s no carbs!!. Just amazing nutrients. I wanted to pair it with seafood but you could use as a base for salad or stir-frys, its up to you.
Ingredients |
Unit:
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- 20 gm sea spaghetti soaked for 2 hours.
- 500 gm prawns peeled ( 500 gm before peeling)
- 100 gm onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 40 ml oil
- 1 bunch coriander leaves, only the washed stalks and roots and a few leaves- set the other aside
- 2 cm ginger piece of peeled grated
- 1 whole zest lime, finely grated
- 60 ml lime juice 3 Tablespoons
- 40 ml fish sauce 2 Tablespoons
- 375 ml chicken stock 1 1/2 cup
- 250 ml coconut cream 1 cup
- 100 gm snow peas
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 whole chilli chopped, optional
Instructions
- Roughly chop the onion and garlic and put them along with the ginger, lime zest, coriander and oil into a food processor and make a rough paste.
- Put the paste into a large bottomed pot and cook over a medium heat till fragrant and softened.Don't allow it to stick or burn
- Add the stock and coconut cream. Bring up to a simmer and start to season. Add the fsh sauce and lime juice and taste for salt. If it needs salt add a little. Stir in the Prawns and snowpeas and as they just start to turn pink add the seaweed to warm through. Don't cook too much
- stest for seasoning. It may need more salt or lime juice,
- Serve with Chilli and corriander leaves
I received Sea Spaghetti to try from The Essential Ingredient. You can buy Sea Spaghetti online or at their stores for $13.50.
I’m teaming up as usual, with Celia from www.figjamandlimecordial.com for a link up to all of the busy kitchens around the globe. If you’d like to see what others have been up to just follow the link. (THIS LINK IS NO LONGER ACTIVE)
Wow – the sea spaghetti looks amazing! Never heard of it even though I grew up eating seaweed. What a creative use!
ahu @ ahueats recently posted..Lemony Kale Hummus
Wow, sea spaghetti- now that looks so tasty and I love the way you have teemed it with rawn and coconut. The beetroot powder is an interesting concept-could be good in pasta.
Prawn. To think my keyboard is brand new and it has a sticky ‘P’. !!!
Lol sad sticky “P”
Yes, October always startles me. It’s when I know I need to start my Christmas baking and so this week I’ll begin soaking fruits for my Christmas cakes. Looking forward to seeing the cakes you’ve been baking. Heard you caught up with the lovely Maureen at EDB. I’ve never tried sea spaghetti; it looks interesting xx
Hotly Spiced recently posted..In My Kitchen, October 2014
I might think a lot about my christmas baking but truth is, I won’t get around to doing anything about it till the last minute!
Thank you for the advice re beetroot powder which I have sitting in front of me waiting for use! And yes – saw Christmas cards in DJ’s yesterday! xx
This is like seafood meets Thai meets Italian 😀
What an awesome dish containing a variety of flavours!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Scary how quickly October has come around, isn’t it! Love the sound of this dish, Tania… and that sea spaghetti, how yum!
Lizzy (Good Things) recently posted..In my kitchen – October 2014
Wow new site! Sorry I’ve not been around for a while and just noticed it. Love it well done???? I haven’t done my tax return either I must get onto it – it’s all there I just hate putting it all together! Sea spaghetti sounds intriguing but I bet it works perfectly in this dish.
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I’m so glad I’m not the only one who hasn’t done their taxes yet. 🙂 This dish sounds absolutely scrumptious and so savory.
Krista recently posted..Three Little Happy Things
I’ve never seen sea spaghetti, but think I’d love it! Your photos here look so professional – I can picture this dish on the front of a magazine 🙂
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So interesting learning about the sea spaghetti. it looks like something that my trainer eats and she really enjoys it!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella recently posted..Finding Your Way in Bali
I’ve never cooked with sea spaghetti! Sounds like a tasty meal!
Joanne recently posted..Brown Butter Pumpkin Chai Waffles
What an interesting kitchen you have this month! October always comes around too fast and to top it all off, I have so many friends having birthdays….! Thanks for sharing the recipe, I can’t wait to try it! 🙂 Liz x
Elizabeth recently posted..In My Kitchen – October 2014
Well – that was quite an education! You’ve got some very interesting things in your kitchen. I’d never heard of beetroot powder or sea spaghetti.
Oh – and the xmas decorations have been in Adelaide department store since the first week of September. Ridiculous.
Amanda (@lambsearshoney) recently posted..In My Kitchen October 2014
What a lovely month in your kitchen. The beet root powder sounds interesting, so many possibilities! Don’t start me worrying about Christmas, I still have a couple more birthdays to get through! December is coming too soon as always.
I love seaweed, so I’m going to look out for your sea spaghetti! Your prawn dish looks very tasty, and don’t go to Costco – it’s already full of giant Christmas decorations and singing bears! 🙂
celia recently posted..In My Kitchen, October 2014
I love when I learn something new. Thank you for explaining sea spaghetti. I agree with you, October is a bit scary, knowing Christmas is not far away… Thank you for sharing your kitchen activities with us Tania.
How cool is that oven??
I’m eager to see your cakes so hurry up. It was wonderful seeing you in Brisbane and I hope it happens again very soon. We have two guest rooms with sheets on both beds. (I mean sheets covering the beds in case Charlie decides to have a nap 🙂 )
When I was growing up we had a sea spaghetti type of seaweed that I hated because it tickled when the water was shallow and I was never sure what was under it. I never thought you could EAT it. Oh my.
Taxes? Christmas? :fingers in ears:
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef recently posted..Meatball Sandwiches – an old family favourite
What yummy flavours Tania! Chia seeds and beetroot powder should make you super healthy indeed Tania! I’ll certainly be grabbing some of that Sea Spaghetti next time I’m at Essential, love trying new ingredients xox
InTolerant Chef recently posted..The Hungry Gap Spring Risotto
Wow I’ve never seen beetroot powder before, or maybe I’ve just never noticed it in the health food shop. Will definitely keep an eye out for it now!
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G’day Love your featured photo and recipe!
Thanks for learning something new re the Beetroot powder and thanks for this month’s kitchen view also!
Cheers! Joanne
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Never heard of beetroot powder before. Your sea spaghetti sounds delicious!
Thank you for sharing the beetroot powder! I have been trying to find something, apart from juice as you don’t know what you’re getting in juice, that I could use for a juice I found to help with high cholesterol. It’s sold in health food shops? That sea spaghetti with prawn curry looks amazing (pinning it for later!) Thank you for sharing IMK, see you next month
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The thing that I love about food and cooking (apart from the taste!) is that no matter how much you know about it, there’s always something more to learn. I haven’t encountered beetroot powder or sea spaghetti before, and am looking forward to trying both!