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Thai Crayfish... A very special dish!

Ingredients

2 medium crayfish

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp butter

1 small red chilli pepper, chopped

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

2 tbsp shallots, minced

4 lime leaves, chopped

1/2 stalk fresh lemongrass, chopped

3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

3 tbsp chopped basil leaves (or basil pesto if out of season)

1 1/4 cups fish stock

1 cup Kara coconut cream

Lemon juice to taste

salt to taste

Method

Place cray in Piazza Curved Roasting Tray with enough water to boil. 'Lightly' cook in 6-8 mins. Leave to cool, then cut the crayfish lengthways in half, and then remove the small stomach sac and intestines. Set aside.

For the sauce, heat olive oil in the same pan, and add red chilli pepper and cumin seeds. Sauté until slightly brown. Add shallots, lime leaves, lemongrass, cilantro, basil and the fish stock and simmer for 10 mins. Stir in coconut cream and the lemon juice.

Now place crayfish bodies back into the roasting pan and spread the sauce over top.

Slide back into the pizza oven and grill for 3 minutes.

You can place the whole half cooked crayfish' on a plate with salad ... or you can serve up the delicious cray meat only on top of buttered baby green beans. See photo.

Enjoy!!!