Chevrettes à la vanille et coco (Prawns in a coconut-vanilla sauce)
Chevrettes à la vanille et coco (Prawns in a coconut-vanilla sauce) is a traditional Tahitian recipe for a classic dish of prawns in a coconut milk and rum base with cream flavoured with vanilla. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Tahitian version of: Prawns in a coconut-vanilla sauce (Chevrettes à la vanille et coco).
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Chevrettes à la vanille et coco or shrimp in coconut-vanilla sauce is a dish specific for the Tahitian cuisine. This highly nutritious appetizer consists of peeled and deveined shrimps, oil, sliced Tahitian vanilla beans, coconut milk, rum, cream, salt, and black pepper.
It's often said that the best vanilla in the world comes from Tahiti (though New Caledonians might argue), and Tahitian chefs are known for their fabulous creamy coconut and vanilla sauces. This rich recipe uses prawns.
Ingredients:
2–3 tbsp Oil
1kg prwans, peeled and deveined
1 Tahitian vanilla pod
120ml Rum
250ml Coconut milk
250ml double (Heavy) cream
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Method:
Place a deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and use to fry the prawns until cooked through and lightly browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the prawns to a plate and set aside.
Split the vanilla pod lengthways down the middle and scrape out the seeds. Add the rum, vanilla pod and seeds to the oil remaining in the pan and bring to a boil. Cook until the rum has almost completely evaporated away.
Now pour in the coconut milk and double cream. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer slowly until the sauce has thickened and the volume has reduced by half.
Remove the vanilla pod then return the prawns to the pan. Return to a simmer and continue cooking until the prawns are warmed through.
Season to taste with salt and black pepper then serve hot on a bed of rice with an accompaniment of fried taro greens in coconut milk (or use spinach or chard).
Don't throw away the vanilla pod. Wipe it dry then place in a jar of sugar to make vanilla sugar.
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