Skip to Navigation | Skip to Content

Search Over 15,000 Recipes

Advanced Search




John McLeay

Watermelon with sticky pork and prawn relish


Watermelon with sticky pork and prawn relish

Try this inspired Thai dish from John McLeay's The Red Spice Road Cookbook.

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 125g (4oz) pork mince
  • 3 green prawns, shelled, cleaned and diced
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
  • 1cm lemongrass, sliced
  • 1 handful coriander leaves, chopped
  • 1 small shallot, diced
  • Chilli powder, to taste
  • 2 teaspoons sweet fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 4 watermelon squares
  • 1 pinch pork floss

Method

  1. Cook the mince and prawns in a large wok or frypan, then set aside to cool. When the meat is cold, add the kaffir lime, lemongrass, coriander, shallots and the chilli powder. Spoon in a little sweet fish sauce and the lime juice and mix well.
  2. Top each piece of watermelon with a mound of the relish and garnish with a little pork floss.
No Rating

Notes & Tips


Extract from 'The Red Spice Road Cookbook', RRP $49.95. © John McLeay 2010

Recipe Rating

4

Share this Recipe

Bookmark and Share

What do you think?

 
  • More
  • You will need to be a member to leave a comment - Log in / Register
    Add a new comment

Video More Videos


Browse Recipes By...