Spotted: Fresh Alaskan Spot Prawns

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Known as the Lobster of Alaska, the Alaskan Spot Prawn has a very very short season, and if you blink, you’ll miss all two weeks of it. Fortunately for you, we’ve got them on a fantastic one day sale promotion, Friday, October 7th. names for their white spots, Alaskan Spot Prawns are known for their sweet flavor and delicate texture, and are a coveted item at the raw bar.

In addition to being tres tasty, Alaskan Spot Prawns are uber sustainable as all spot prawns are caught using pots, not troll nets like most prawns from commercial fisheries. Off all the fishing methods pots have the fewest environmental impacts with virtually no bycatch and limited habitat damage according to Seafood Choices Alliance.

I will be picking up a pound or so to eat over the weekend I’ve got a garlic and shrimp recipe I clipped from a cook’s illustrated eons ago that is burning a hole in my recipe collection, but I bet these beauties would be great in a Thai curry, or coconut soup, sauteed with butter and garlic and tossed with pasta, poached and served with cocktail sauce and avocado?!? Yum. Here are a few recipes from our archives to get you inspired: