Bloody mary pepper prawns

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Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 fat garlic clove, thinly sliced

½ tsp celery seeds

14-16 large raw king prawns, heads removed but tail left on, deveined

2 tsp cornflour

¼ tsp cayenne pepper

¼ tsp black pepper

50ml vodka

100ml passata

3 tbsp tomato ketchup

few shakes of Tabasco sauce, depending on how hot you like it

celery sticks and good crusty bread, to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the shallot and fry for 1-2 mins until softened. Add the garlic and celery seeds, and sizzle for 1 min more, then turn the heat up to high. Toss the prawns with the cornflour, cayenne and black pepper. Add to the pan and stir-fry for 1 min until turning pink, then add the vodka (stand back as it may catch fire) and bubble until most of the liquid has evaporated.

Add the passata, ketchup, Tabasco and a good pinch of salt. Give everything a stir and cook for 1 min more, then transfer to a serving dish. Scatter with celery leaves and place in the centre of the table with celery sticks and chunks of bread for mopping up the sauce.