Endeavour Prawn
Endeavour Prawn
Endeavour prawns are very versatile. Their mild-to-strong tasty sweetness is distinct, and adaptable to a range of creative taste combinations stronger flavoured ingredients can be used than with other prawn species.
Their modest size makes them particularly good for use in brochette form, especially as a smaller, bite-size portion for finger food with a citrus, chilli or soy dipping sauce. Endeavour prawns will also present well if shelled, and served inside a seeded avocado with a light vinaigrette, or in a tempura batter with chilli jam atop a bed of cubed mango.
Endeavour prawns are popular in salads and seafood platters.
Flavour Medium to Strong
Oiliness Low to Medium
Moisture Moist
Texture Firm
Flesh Colour Translucent when raw, and white with pinkish bands when cooked
Price Endeavour prawns are medium-priced prawns.
Edibility Flesh and roe
Suggested Wines
This spectacular-looking species has a medium flavour that lends itself to young, lemony rieslings from the cool climate regions, such as Tasmania, Coonawarra and Mt Barker.
Cooking Ideas
| Deep Fry | ||
| Grill/barbecue | Poach | |
| Shallow Fry | Steam/microwave |
When Caught
Mainly from March through November. Endeavour prawn fishery closures occur in Western Australia from December through March and in the Northern Territory from December through March and again in July. Various trawl fishery closures occur in Queensland
Important Features
Wild/Farmed Wild
Habitat Saltwater
Recovery Rate Meat (deveined): 44% of total weight, Meat (not deveined): 46% of total weight
Headless shell on: 64% of total weight
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Remarks
The blue Endeavour prawn is similarly coloured to some of the king prawns. However, Endeavour prawns lack a spine on the lower edge of the rostrum, which is present in king prawns.
Imports Rarely imported
Common Size 8 to 14 cm body length
Overseas Names
USA: brown prawn, Endeavour prawn, Endeavour shrimp
Alternatives banana prawn, bug, king prawn, tiger prawn, freshwater crayfish, school prawn
Grading Grading can vary by supplier and region. An example of a grading system for all prawns is presented below.
Terminology such as U-10 or U/10 is pronounced under ten and refers to the number of prawns per pound (in this case, fewer than ten prawns per pound). 10 20 is pronounced ten twenty and means that there are from 10 to 20 prawns per pound. Some Australian companies are now packing prawns per kilogram rather than per pound.
Nutrition Facts
per 100g of raw product
| Kilojoules | na |
| Cholesterol | 160mg |
| Sodium | na |
| Total fat (oil) | 1.0g |
| Saturated fat | 36% of total fat |
| Monounsaturated fat | 18% of total fat |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 45% of total fat |
| Omega-3, EPA | 38mg |
| Omega-3, DHA | 38mg |
| Omega-6, AA | 75mg |