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Biggie Smalls' West Coast kebab

Shane Delia

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Biggie Smalls' West Coast kebab.
Biggie Smalls' West Coast kebab.Kristoffer Paulsen

Not your ordinary kebab, a filling of prawn meat makes this US West Coast-inspired dish stand out from the crowd. Biggie Smalls is Shane Delia's Melbourne kebab diner.

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Ingredients

  • 6-8 pieces of flatbread (about 12cm diameter)

  • 500g green (raw) prawn meat 

  • plain flour to dust

  • salt and pepper to taste

  • oil, for frying               

  • 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked

  • 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked

  • 1 bunch mint, leaves picked

  • pickled gherkins, store-bought

  • Kewpie mayonnaise

  • Sriracha

Harissa and almond hummus

  • 500g chickpeas, cooked

  • 250ml warm water

  • 100g tahini

  • 50ml lemon juice

  • 10g harissa paste

  • 1½ cloves garlic, finely chopped

  • 75g roasted flaked almonds

  • 25g preserved lemon

  • 25g coriander stalks

  • 15g salt

Pickled cocktail onions

  • 5 sliced, peeled cocktail onions

Pickling liquid

  • 100ml water

  • 100g sugar

  • 100ml white wine vinegar

  • 25g salt 

Method

  1. 1. Dust prawns in plain flour and season with salt and pepper. Shallow fry in hot oil until just cooked. Drain on paper towel and set aside.

    2. For the hummus, blend chickpeas in a food processor, then add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Check seasoning, adjust if required.

    3. For the pickled cocktail onions, add all pickling liquid ingredients to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, then add the onions. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Once cool, drain liquid and set onions aside until required.

    4. To serve, spread hummus evenly over each flatbread, add cooked prawns, pickled onions, herbs, sliced gherkins, Kewpie mayo and Sriracha to taste. Roll and serve immediately.

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Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/recipes/biggie-smalls-west-coast-kebab-20151124-46rhk.html