Recipe for Prawn or Shrimp Paste 
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Yield:
6 servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1 lb Cooked shrimps or prawns, shelled
7/8 oz Butter
1 lb Filleted haddock or other white fish
3 x Fillet ed anchovies or
1 tsp Anchovy essence
1 pch Cayenne pepper
Instructions:
Instructions: Shell cooked shrimps, boil washed shells barely covered with water for 1/2 hour.

Strain, poach skinned haddock in liquid for about 10 minutes until cooked.

If shrimps were bought unshelled, poach fish in water.

Drain fish, pound to paste with mace, anchovy, cayenne pepper to taste.

Let paste get cold, add all but 2 level tbsps butter, beat until smooth.

Add chopped shrimps, heat all but do not cook, press into deep dish.

When cool, melt rest of butter, pour over, allow to get cold.

When cut it appears as a soft pink butter studded with shrimp pieces.

NOTES : Another tasty paste to spice up your teatime or lunchbox. Use it to flavour other dishes such as omelettes, or serve in souffles or on pancakes.

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