Ingredients
30 g butter, plus extra for greasing
Parmesan for dusting plus extra for serving
15 g flour
230 ml milk
3 egg yolks
120 g gruyere cheese
170 g prawn meat (approx. 8 prawns), finely chopped
Salt, cayenne and nutmeg
5 egg whites whipped to stiff peaks
1 cup peas, crushed
Fresh mint leaves
Directions
1
Grease a soufflé dish well with butter and dust sides with parmesan. Preheat oven to 190ºC and place baking sheet in oven.
2
Melt butter in a pan, add the flour to make a roux, then add the milk gradually. Simmer until thickened, remove from heat. Allow to cool slightly. Beat in the egg yolks and cheese.
3
Season chopped prawn meat with salt, cayenne and nutmeg. Fold into the cheese mixture.
4
Then gently fold through egg whites.
5
Place soufflé mix into prepared dish and bake for 25-30 min or until puffed and golden. Toss the crushed peas with mint leaves and serve.
Serves 2.