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Parmesan-Shell Prawn Tacos

Name: Parmesan-Shell Prawn Tacos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 240 g Parmesan, freshly grated; 600 g raw peeled prawns; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 200 g red cabbage, finely shredded; 2 limes, zest and juice; 1 ripe avocado, roughly mashed; 80 g Greek yoghurt; 0.5 cup coriander leaves, roughly torn

Lacy Parmesan shells folded around smoky prawns, lime cabbage and rough avocado crema. The cheese is the taco, not just the garnish.

Prep15 mins

Cook15 mins

Serves4

DifficultyEasy

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Hand-shaped Parmesan taco shells filled with irregular grilled prawns cabbage and avocado — **TooGut pick**Flexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

Parmesan turns into a crisp, savoury shell when it is grated loosely and baked until the oil bubbles out. Shape each round while warm and embrace the uneven edges—they are the best bits.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves4

Parmesan shells

240 gParmesan, freshly grated

Prawn filling

600 graw peeled prawns
1 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 tspsmoked paprika
200 gred cabbage, finely shredded
2 limes, zest and juice
1 ripe avocado, roughly mashed
80 gGreek yoghurt
½ cupcoriander leaves, roughly torn

One step at a time

Let’s cook.

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Bake the cheese rounds

Heat the oven to 200°C. Make eight loose 12 cm circles of Parmesan on lined trays. Keep the edges naturally ragged. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until bubbling and amber.

Shape while warm

Rest for 30 seconds, then drape each flexible cheese round over the handle of a wooden spoon or the ridge of an upturned muffin tin. Cool until crisp.

Make the sharp slaw

Scrunch cabbage with half the lime juice and a pinch of salt. Stir yoghurt and remaining lime into the roughly mashed avocado.

Char the prawns

Toss prawns with oil, paprika, lime zest and salt. Cook in a hot skillet for 60 to 90 seconds a side, allowing smaller prawns to curl differently.

Fill at the last moment

Add cabbage, avocado crema and prawns to the crisp shells. Finish with torn coriander and eat immediately.

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Nutrition snapshot

Energy2,260 kJ

Protein52 g

Carbohydrate8 g

Fat31 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.

Set yourself up

Equipment

✓ Two large oven trays
✓ Baking paper
✓ Cast-iron skillet
✓ Wooden spoon or muffin tin