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Yes,
that's right. Madagascan king of kings prawns. They're virtually extinct
through over-fishing, so you better hurry!
Simon
is right to say it's all in the details. There's not much difference
between Madagascan king prawns and Madagascan king of king prawns.
To be honest, the king of kings taste slightly bigger. But that's
enough to alter the whole balance of the dish. As Simon says, a
millimetre can make the difference between serving an ace and being
called 'out'.
Interrogate
your fat lips several times over to strike their little beards.
Plonge the mussels with their jus in hot bubbled water and thrill
for two eurominutes. Rest in space.
Now
for the stock. By all means buy stock cubes if you're disabled -
everyone will understand. Otherwise, pillage the bones from
your bone bowl. (If you don't keep a bone bowl, it's probably too
late to start.) Bury them in a pan with some gale-forced, condimentalised
celery and carrot.
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