Here’s a really basic, quick, simple, fast recipe for Garlic King Prawns. it’s almost so simple that I don’t need to give you instructions, but I will anyway coz I’m nice like that.
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Ok your ingredients for this Garlic King Prawn recipe are;
- Fresh King Prawns, raw (1/2 kg serves 2 people)
- 5 cloves of Garlic
- 3 small Chillies
- Olive Oil (try for virgin, or extra virgin)
First thing you’ll need to do is shell and devein the prawns, try and leave the tails on as well as they present better on the plate. Make sure you give them a good wash afterward, and pat them dry with some kitchen towel.
Thinly slice your garlic and chillies, once completed you’ll need a big, heavy based, pan or wok. Put some oil in the pan / wok about 1 cm deep, or enough to cover most of a prawns width.
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Put the sliced garlic and chillies into the oil and heat it up slowly. The idea here is that you’re not trying to cook the garlic and chilies, you’re trying to infuse their flavour into the oil. If the oil starts to bubble away like it’s frying then the heat is up too high, lower it just a bit.
Give the garlic and chili about 7-10 minutes in the oil before adding the King Prawns.
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Time to add the King Prawns. Place them in the oil, careful not to splash the oil on yourself! Once all the Prawns are in you can turn the heat up a bit, we want to get some colour on the King Prawns.
The King Prawns should only take a couple of minutes to cook all the way through, you’ll know when they are cooked because they go a nice pink colour.
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Now that your King Prawns are finished cooking it’s time to plate up.
I like to keep this one really simple so that the Garlic King Prawns are the star of the show, a handful of mixed lettuce lightly dressed, and some nice crusty bread.
Serve it with a crisp white wine and that’s about it. Enjoy!
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Awesome recipe Bro. Quick, simple and effective. I reduced the amount of chilli as the kids dont quite appreciate the bite they have as much as the wife and I. I also introduced a small portion of fried rice.
Cheers buddy.
PS I used the U8 king prawn.
Good thinking on the chili cut down, definitely a little on the heavy side for the kids!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the comment!!
hi there.
My name is lauren and i am 12. I cooked this for my family tonight and it was absolutely delicious!!! Thankyou so much for the recipie. It was so simple and easy for me, seeing as i love to cook!
Once again, thankyou so much!
I'll definately cook it again.
hi there.
My name is lauren and i am 12. I cooked this for my family tonight and it was absolutely delicious!!! Thankyou so much for the recipie. It was so simple and easy for me, seeing as i love to cook!
Once again, thankyou so much!
I'll definately cook it again.
Wow, the cooking method of this dish is great, I’ll try it later and I hope it tastes the way it look. Thanks for sharing!
A friend used to cook this dish when I lived in Papua New Guinea.
It was always delicious!
I have been searching for the recipe for many years.
I shall make it this week.
Many thanks…my tongue is hanging out already.
use sweet chilli sauce and half a tub of cream to make a sauce and serve on a bed of rice .GARNISH WITH SLICES of mango . I cook this often .
I am trying this disc on some friends if it tastes as good as it looks it will be great thanks nico.
really good dish. quick easy and tastes like it should taste. cheers.
Yum, great tip with the oil infusion! Thanks for the recipe. a great one for Saturday night.:-)