Chilli Garlic Butter Prawns
Super tasty Chilli Garlic Prawns cooked in a delicious butter sauce
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 500 gram prawns
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp paprika
- 3 green chillies finely chopped
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Chilli Garlic Butter
- 100 gram butter
- 6 large cloves garlic
- 3 bird's eye chilli
- 1&1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- salt
- pepper
- lemon
- parsley
Instructions
- Clean and wash the prawns well. Squeeze out all the excess water
- Place the prawns in a large bowl. Add the garlic powder, green chillies, paprika, chilli flakes, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
- Heat the 3 tablespoon oil in a large pan on high heat. Fry the prawns in two batches, not more than 30 seconds on each side. Remove from pan and set aside
- Using the same pan, add the butter, garlic, birds eye chilli, paprika and chilli flakes and fry for a minute
- Place the prawns in the butter and cook on high heat for a further minute. Be careful not to overcook the prawns
- Drizzle some lemon juice over the prawns and garnish with parsley. Serve with crusty bread
Notes
- If you cannot handle the heat you can reduce the amount of chilli
- You may require a little more cooking time depending on how big your prawns are
- If you prefer a creamy version add about half a cup of cream and lemon juice to the butter and heat through