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Crispy Panko Prawn Tacos with Avocado Cream, Crunchy Slaw and Sriracha Drizzle 

These Crispy Panko Prawn Tacos are perfect for weeknights, paired with a crunchy slaw, avocado cream and a spicy sriracha drizzle, all wrapped up in a soft flour tortilla.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Margie

Ingredients

For the panko prawns:

  • 175 g raw king prawns
  • zest of 1 lime
  • 1 garlic clove grated
  • 100 g Panko breadcrumbs
  • 100 g plain flour
  • 1 egg
  • 400 ml sunflower oil

For the slaw:

  • 1/2 red cabbage
  • 2 carrots
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp sea salt

For the avocado cream:

  • 1 avocado
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • pinch of salt

For the sriracha drizzle:

  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • 1 tbsp honey

To Serve

  • coriander
  • chopped spring onion
  • 6 mini tortilla wraps

Instructions

  • Toss the prawns in the lime zest and garlic and set aside.
  • Get three bowls ready for the breadcrumbs, flour and eggs. Season the flour and breadcrumbs with some salt and pepper.
  • Tip all of the prawns into the flour and coat well.
  • Then one by one dip each prawn in the egg then the breadcrumbs being sure to press lots of breadcrumbs into each one.
  • Heat the sunflower oil in a pan to 190C. Fry off 3 prawns at a time until golden and crisp and set aside on some kitchen towel.
  • For the slaw use a mandolin to finely slice the cabbage (or finely dice).
  • For the carrots use a julienne peeler or a regular peeler to create thin strips.
  • In a bowl massage the slaw with the lime juice and salt and set aside.
  • For the avocado cream blitz everything together in a blender until silky.
  • For the sriracha mayo simply mix everything together in a bowl.
  • Heat the tortilla wraps either directly over a gas hob so that the edges char slightly, or heat through in a dry pan, fold over and cover with a clean tea towel so they remain soft.
  • Load up each taco with a dollop of avo cream, some slaw, 3 prawns and a drizzle of that lovely sriracha sauce.

Notes

You can make the avocado cream a few hours ahead, our best tip to stop it discolouring is to lay a piece of kitchen wrap over the surface in the fridge. The sriracha drizzle can also be made up to a couple of days ahead, and the slaw is another that won't be harmed from being done a few hours in advance either!