Super-speedy to cook, easy to eat and totally open to delicious flavour opportunities, succulent prawns skewers just SCREAM summer lovin’.
Just pimp them up with a little bit of spicy marinade and boom – you have the easiest, tastiest summer dish. Just add a cold drink, a side of crunchy salad and all-important rays, of course.
This recipe serves 6. Prep time: 10 mins. Cook time: 4 mins.
Ingredients
36 raw king prawns
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp Heinz Sweet Chilli Sauce
Finely grated zest and juice of half
a 3 garlic cloves, crushed
6 large/12 small bamboo skewers, pre-soaked in cold water for at least 20 mins or fine metal skewers
Method
- Peel the prawns leaving the last tail section in place. Devein by making a shallow cut along the curved back of each one and lift out the dark vein.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large non-metallic bowl. Stir the prawns into the mixture, cover with clingfilm and leave them to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (ideally a couple hours).
- Thread prawns onto each pre-soaked skewer.
- Barbecue the prawns over medium hot coals for 3-4 minutes, turning them now and then, until they have become firm and opaque.
- Serve with salad or rice and extra Heinz Chilli Sauce on the side.
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