Karides (Prawns)
Prawns with Spinach
One of 18 versions of Karides (Prawns). The table below shows how their ingredients differ.
Ingredients
- 500 gram prawns
- 1 kilogram spinach
- 600 gram mushrooms
- 1 head onion
- 200 gram sandwich kaşar cheese
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 water glass (200 ml) bechamel sauce
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 dessert spoon salt
How to make it
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Turn the onion a little in the fat.
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Add the spinach you have trimmed of its stalks and saute it.
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Lay the spinach in the bottom of a glass baking dish.
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Scatter a little grated kaşar cheese over it.
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Boil the mushrooms in water with lemon and chop them finely.
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Spread the chopped mushrooms over the spinach.
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Saute the prawns with a very little butter and a pinch of black pepper and arrange them over the mushrooms.
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Pour the bechamel sauce, as thick as boza, over the very top.
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Scatter the remaining grated kaşar cheese over it.
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Put it in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.30 min
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Karides (Prawns) versions
They are all the same dish; the table below lists only the ingredients that set them apart. Ingredients common to every version (flour, salt, oil) are left out — they make no difference.
| Ingredient | On skewers, with bay leaf | Cantonese | Fried | Greek style, baked | In a casserole | In garlic sauce | Indian style | Jumbo, with spinach | Kavurma with ginger | On skewers, prawns in plaice | Pilaki, cold | Provence | Sweet and sour | Thai-style soup | With peppers | With spinach | With squid, in a casserole | With vinegar |
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| salt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| black pepper | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| garlic | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| pepper | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| onion | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| oil | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| parsley | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| tomato | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| butter | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| lemon juice | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| olive oil | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| soy sauce | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| vinegar | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| white wine | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| bay leaf | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| mushrooms | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| potato | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| brandy | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| carrot | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| cornflour | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| flour | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ginger | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| lemon | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| sandwich kaşar cheese | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| spinach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| sugar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| apple juice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| basil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
| bechamel sauce | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| beer | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| bread | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| broccoli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| coriander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| cream | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| curry powder | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| dry sherry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| egg | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| frying oil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| grape vinegar | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| grated coconut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| hot pepper sauce | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| hot sauce | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kaşar cheese | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| labneh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| lemon zest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| margarine | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| meat stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| oregano | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| plaice fillet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| shallots | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| squid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| sweetcorn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| tinned mushrooms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| tomato paste | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| tomato puree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| water | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| white cheese (feta-style) | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
On skewers, with bay leaf
A grill in which large prawns dressed with lemon are threaded onto skewers with bay leaves, tomato and pepper and cooked over the fire.
Open this versionCantonese
Small prawns left to rest in a spiced egg mixture and fried; Chinese style.
Open this versionFried
Prawns coated in a hot sauce made with beer and fried; with a garlic and olive oil sauce alongside.
Open this versionGreek style, baked
Prawns baked with white cheese over a tomato sauce; sauteed with wine.
Open this versionIn a casserole
A hot starter in which prawns, mushrooms and tomato are baked in earthenware dishes with kaşar cheese.
Open this versionIn garlic sauce
Prawns boiled in vegetable stock; with a garlic sauce brought to the thickness of cream with potato alongside.
Open this versionIndian style
Prawns flambed with brandy and cooked with curry powder, white wine and meat stock; the sauce is bound with flour.
Open this versionJumbo, with spinach
Jumbo prawns cut in half and sauteed, on a bed of spinach that keeps its bite.
Open this versionKavurma with ginger
A Far Eastern kavurma in which raw prawns are fried in hot oil with ginger and garlic and seasoned with soy sauce, wine and hot sauce.
Open this versionOn skewers, prawns in plaice
A dish in which prawns are put inside strips of plaice and rolled up, threaded onto skewers with lemon zest and bay leaves, and fried.
Open this versionPilaki, cold
An olive oil pilaki in which boiled prawns are cooked with carrot, potato and tomato and served cold.
Open this versionProvence
Jumbo prawns coated in parsley and garlic and fried; flambed with brandy as they are served.
Open this versionSweet and sour
Prawns and vegetables sauteed in a Far Eastern sweet and sour sauce. The sauce is made beforehand.
Open this versionThai-style soup
A Far Eastern soup in which creamy milk infused with coconut is strained and cooked with spices and prawns, served with buttered croutons.
Open this versionWith peppers
A quick recipe in which boiled and peeled prawns are fried in butter with paprika.
Open this versionWith squid, in a casserole
A seafood casserole in which prawns and squid are sauteed with mushrooms, pepper and tomato and baked in an earthenware dish with kaşar cheese.
Open this versionWith vinegar
Prawns fried with garlic and vinegar and finished with tomato. A hot starter ready in a quarter of an hour.
Open this version