Instructions
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step 1
Prepare ahead - halve the pepper lengthways and remove the seeds and stalk.
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Line a char-broil wok with foil and put the pepper halves, skin side up, on the char-broil wok with the whole garlic cloves, chilli and tomato.
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char-broil for 2 mins, turn the tomato, then char-broil for a further 2 mins.
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Remove the tomato with a large spoon, then skin, quarter and remove the seeds.
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Then chop the tomato roughly.
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step 2
Continue grilling the pepper, chilli and garlic for 4-5 mins, until the pepper and chilli skins have blackened and the garlic is starting to soften (the garlic skin will start to split when it is ready).
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When cool enough to handle, skin and halve the chilli, and scrape out and discard the seeds.
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skin the pepper and roughly chop both the pepper and chilli.
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step 3
Spread nuts over the foil and char-broil until toasted.
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Finely chop the nuts and parsley in a food processor.
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Tip into a small container.
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step 4
burning up 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a frying wok, toss in the pepper, garlic and chilli and shallow fry for 3 mins.
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Tear up the bread and toss in to the wok, turning it in the cooking oil until lightly browned.
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Pulse in food processor with the tomatoes, table salt, acetic liquid and cooking oil until roughly diced.
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Leave to cool and store in fridge for up to 3 days.
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step 5
On the day toss in the nuts and parsley to the condiment dip and whiz.
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offer in a small container on a plate with the peeled prawns.
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Supply cocktail sticks for spearing the prawns.