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If you want to make a tasty healthy salad with these prawns, they can be removed from their skewers after cooking and then and tossed with mango, avocado and cherry tomatoes, with a dressing of natural yoghurt mixed with the heated marinade. Serve with jacket potatoes or garlic bread. If using smaller prawns, double the quantity to four dozen.

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Ingredients

24Prawns, large raw, peeled but leave tails on (Main)
8Bamboo skewers, soaked in water
½ cupPlain unsweetened yoghurt
1 handfulCoriander, chopped, to serve

Marinade

3 TbspTomato paste
1 TbspSoy sauce
1 cloveGarlic, minced
¾ tspSmoked paprika
¾ tspGround cumin
½ Lemons, juiced
1 ½ TbspHoney, melted
1 TbspOil

Directions

  1. Mix all marinade ingredients together.
  2. Combine the prawns with marinade and leave in fridge to marinate for at least 1 hour, or up to 24 hours.
  3. When ready to cook, preheat barbecue to medium high heat. Lift prawns out of marinade (reserving any leftover marinade) and thread 3 prawns (or 6 smaller prawns) on to each bamboo skewer.
  4. Season prawns with a little salt and cook on barbecue for 2 minutes, turning once.
  5. Heat remaining marinade in a small pot on the stove top, or in the microwave, then mix with yoghurt and coriander.
  6. Serve prawn skewers with yoghurt sauce to dip. Alternatively remove prawns from skewers and toss with mango, avocado, cherry tomatoes and the yoghurt sauce.

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FAQs

How do you barbeque large prawns? ›

Pre-heat the BBQ to a high heat. Coat the prawns in the olive oil and place on the BBQ for 3 minutes before turning and cooking for a further 3 minutes. The prawns will turn a lovely pink colour.

How do you cook prawns and keep them juicy? ›

Always preheat your pan or BBQ before adding your prawns and cook on medium-high heat. If boiling or simmering your prawns in sauce or broth, add prawns in the last few minutes of cooking and cook on a low simmer, use the cooking times below. Never boil rapidly or they will become rubbery.

How does Gordon Ramsay cook prawns? ›

To cook the prawns:
  1. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan until it is very hot.
  2. Add the prawns to the pan and season with sea salt.
  3. Fry for 2-3 minutes, turning the prawns until they are evenly pink.
  4. Add the chilli sauce and bring to the boil, simmer for 2 minutes.

Which prawns are best for BBQ? ›

There are many different varieties available, including banana prawns, tiger prawns and endeavour prawns. However, the king prawn is the most popular for cooking on the barbeque, as they are big and meaty and easy to handle with BBQ tongs.

What goes with BBQ prawns? ›

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  • 3 / 8. Easy Grilled Sweet Potatoes. ...
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  • 6 / 8. Grilled Corn on the Cob. ...
  • 7 / 8. Grilled Cabbage Wedges with Spicy Lime Dressing. ...
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What is the best way to cook prawns? ›

Pan fried prawns

Toss your prawns into a sizzling pan of butter, finely chopped garlic, chilli flakes and shards of ginger and cook for 3 to 4 minutes for a speedy dinner. Pile up into a soft taco, serve with crusty bread or toss some cooked linguine into the pan of garlicky-butteriness for a carb-loaded prawn banquet.

How should prawns be cooked? ›

After preparing raw prawns, you can cook them in a variety of ways. Boil them in water for 4 minutes, fry them in a pan or wok, or grill them on the barbecue, turning for 2-3 minutes, or until prawns turn opaque.

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