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Garlic Prawns (Shrimp!)

Recipe video above. Hands down, my favourite way to cook fresh prawns! Simple and fabulous, the 3 tips for top notch garlic prawns is to chop rather than use a mincer for the garlic (it splatters and burns on high heat), add the garlic partway through cooking (else it burns), and a splash of wine gives this a flavour edge as well as stopping the garlic from burning. Serves 2 - 3 as a main, 4 - 5 as a starter.

Original recipe: recipetineats.com

Yield:
4 servings
Prep:
10 min
Cook:
6 min
Total:
16 min
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Garlic Prawns (Shrimp!)

Ingredients

  1. 500g / 1lb prawns (shrimp) (, peeled and deveined, tail on (unpeeled weight 1kg/2lb, Note 1))
  2. 1/2 tsp cooking/koshfer salt
  3. 1/2 tsp black pepper
  4. 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((separated))
  5. 3 tsp finely minced garlic cloves (~ 4 cloves) ((use knife, not crusher/mincer))
  6. 40g / 3 tbsp unsalted butter (, cut into 1.5cm / 1/2" cubes (Note 2))
  7. 1/4 cup chardonnay or other dry white wine ((Note 3))
  8. 1 tbsp lemon juice
  9. 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped ((garnish))
  10. Lemon wedges
  11. Bread for mopping!

Instructions

  1. Marinade: Place the prawns, 1 tablespoon olive oil and pepper in bowl. Gently toss then set aside for 20 minutes (no longer else the prawns will sweat from the salt),.

  2. Cooking

    Sear in batches: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Place half the prawns in the pan then sear each side for just 45 seconds, using tongs to turn.
  3. Remove & repeat: Remove prawns onto a plate, heat the last 1 tablespoon of oil and cook each side for 45 seconds.
  4. Return first batch of prawns back into pan.
  5. Garlic - Add garlic then stir for 30 seconds.
  6. Add wine - it will sizzle and be steamy! Stir, scraping the bottom of the pan, until wine mostly evaporates - around 30 seconds.
  7. Butter & lemon: Scatter butter across pan, add lemon juice. Swirl butter around the pan until it melts, then toss through the parsley.
  8. Serve: Transfer the prawns and all the butter sauce onto a serving plate. Serve with extra lemon wedges. Bread for mopping is essential - try this simple Crusty Artisan Bread!