🇦🇺 Australian Cuisine

Aussie Prawn Cocktail

Australian Prawn Cocktail

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 192 kcal

Plump Australian king prawns served chilled on a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce with tangy Marie Rose sauce — a retro classic that never left the Australian Christmas table.

Ingredients

1kg cooked king prawns, peeled and deveined (tails on)
1/2 cup whole-egg mayonnaise
2 tbsp tomato sauce (ketchup)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Juice of 1 lemon
Dash of Tabasco
1/2 iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
Lemon wedges
Paprika for dusting

Instructions

1 Mix mayonnaise, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, lemon juice, and Tabasco into a smooth Marie Rose sauce. Chill.
2 Shred iceberg lettuce finely and divide among four serving glasses or bowls.
3 Arrange prawns over the lettuce, reserving a few for the top.
4 Spoon Marie Rose sauce generously over the prawns.
5 Perch reserved prawns on top, dust with paprika, and serve with lemon wedges.

Did You Know?

Australians consume more prawns at Christmas than at any other time — an estimated 45,000 tonnes of prawns are eaten over the festive season, often outdoors in the summer sun.