Butterfly Prawns with Garlic Butter
This simple but delicious recipe for garlic lovers would work well as a starter, or even as a tapas dish served with fresh crusty bread. These could also be pan fried as a variation, just melt the butter in a frying pan and add the salt and pepper. Add the prawns and fry over a high heat until cooked and serve with the lemon and parsley.
Ingredients
- 20 raw shell on butterfly prawns (about 700g)
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 100g butter
- 1 heaped tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley
- The zest and juice of one lemon
- Salt and pepper
To serve
- Lemon wedges
- Parsley
Method
- Rinse the prawns and pat them dry, then place them in a buttered gratin dish or baking tray.
- Make the garlic butter by combining the garlic, butter, parsley and lemon juice and zest in a bowl and spread it over the prawns.
- The dish can now be kept in the fridge to chill until ready to cook.
- Put the gratin dish or baking tray under the grill for 5-7 minutes until the prawns are completely cooked.
- Before serving, sprinkle the lemon juice and parsley over the prawns.
