Appetizer with prawns, Marchisio Lard, chestnuts and leeks

INGREDIENTS (for 6 people)

6 prawns
6 thin slices of Marchisio Classic Lard
10 chestnuts, boiled and peeled
1 leek
Balsamic vinegar
Oil
Thyme

METHOD

  • Clean the prawns taking off the heads, carapaces and intestines
  • Chop up the boiled chestnuts
  • Roll the prawns in the chopped chestnuts and then wrap them in a slice of Marchisio Lard
  • Cross-cut leeks and cook them in a pan for a few minutes with some oil; toward the end add some drops of balsamic vinegar, stir and let it cook for half a minute
  • Oven cook prawns at 180°C for about 5 minutes (or heat them in a pan)
  • Compose the dish putting a prawn on the leeks and serve with some thyme on top and a drizzle of oil

by Paolo Armando (4th at Masterchef 2015)
in collaboration with lamascaincucina