Rissois de Camarão

Name: Rissois de Camarão
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter or olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 tsp fine salt; ½ onion, finely chopped; 2 tbsp butter or olive oil; 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional); ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 150 g prawns, peeled, deveined and roughly chopped; 150 g prawns, peeled, deveined and roughly chopped; 1 heaped tbsp grated cheddar cheese; 120 ml milk; 1 tbsp plain flour; 1 tbsp butter; ½ tsp salt; 250 ml water; ¼ tsp nutmeg; 2 tbsp butter; 120 g fine or panko breadcrumbs; 120 g fine or panko breadcrumbs; 250 g plain flour; 1 egg, whisked; Vegetable or sunflower oil, enough for shallow frying or deep frying if you prefer; Vegetable or sunflower oil, enough for shallow frying or deep frying if you prefer

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Seven Kitchens

By Torie True

Published 2025

About

This very typical Goan Portuguese appetiser is as much loved in Goa as it is in Portugal. It literally translates to ‘patties of prawns’ which are shaped into half-moons, then dipped in egg wash and breadcrumbed before being fried until crisp. The prawn filling includes a white sauce, also known as béchamel, with only a hint of spice in the form of nutmeg and black pepper. I also like to add chilli flakes to the filling but whether you use chilli or not is totally up to you.

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Asia
Europe
India
Portugal
Goa
Fish course
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Pescatarian

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