Prawn cocktail has stood the test of time, leading the line in the nation's dream three-course meal - alongside steak and chips with peppercorn sauce and apple crumble and custard.

Younger readers may not know that prior to 1975 the most popular meal in Britain, by a distance, was steak and chips, flanked by a prawn cocktail as a starter and black forest gateau as a pudding.

It’s the starter that conquered the 20th century and the quickest way to import some Las Vegas glitz into your dining room. Jassy Davis traces the history of this speedy seafood dish ...

Prawn cocktail is a classic Christmas dinner starter dish (Daily Record) By. Freya Hodgson; 12:00, 21 Dec 2023; Nothing kicks off the ...

The prawn cocktail is back, ... To assemble, set out 12 round corn chips, spread with crushed avocado and arrange a few small rocket leaves and a prawn on each one.

Ingredients include 60g mayonnaise, 40g ketchup, 5g tabasco sauce, 5g Worcestershire sauce, two lemons, 5g smoked paprika, flaked sea salt, cracked pepper, 50 cognac, 400g cleaned raw prawns ...

The prawn cocktail is back, being reinvented by modern chefs and served up any which way in rolls and burgers, layered in glass jars, or given a spicy Asian spin. Prep everything beforehand and ...