Spot Prawns - The Monterey Bay Morsel
An itty bitty lobster, a pinch of saffron, and what else is there?
Welcome to the gluttonous world of Spot Prawns. I didn’t know what they were, until a couple years ago, when I joined my local fishery co-op. It is wonderful to be eating out of the Monterey bay, the best fish ever.
Spot Prawns, if you’re as curious as I was, are extra-big, extra-tasty prawns, more like itty-bitty lobsters.
You could eat them right out of the shell and be thrilled. But of course I started fooling around with them.
Let me present: “Saffron Anchovy Spot Prawn de l’Orange.” I made a massive bowl of these over the weekend, sucking the meat out, plated on fettuccine.
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