Barbeque Prawns

Prawns marinated in a tasty and flavourful mixture and cooked to perfection in a barbeque. It is so easy to make and gets cooked in a jiffy. It is definitely a treat that make perfect starters to be served with cocktails!

By Sanjeev Kapoor 30 Aug 2024 in Recipes Snacks and Starters

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Main ingredients	Medium prawns, Garlic, Fresh parsley, Fresh oregano, Fresh thyme, Lemon, Red chilli flakes, Crushed black peppercorns, Olive oil, Orange juice, Butter
Cuisine	Fusion
Course	Starter
Prep time	25-30 minutes
Cook time	10-15 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Savoury
Level of cooking	Easy
Others	Non vegetarian

Ingredients

20-25 medium prawns, cleaned and deveined
10-12 garlic cloves
Salt to taste
10-12 fresh parsley sprigs
2-3 fresh thyme sprigs
1-2 fresh oregano sprigs
½ lemon
1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
Crushed black peppercorns to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil + for brushing
2 tablespoons orange juice
Butter for basting
Salad to serve

Method

Coarsely pound the garlic cloves and salt in a mortar with a pestle.
Tear parsley sprigs and add to the garlic mixture. Pluck the thyme leaves and pluck the oregano sprigs and add to the same mixture. Squeeze the juice of lemon and add red chilli flakes along with salt, crushed black peppercorns and continue to pound to a coarse mixture.
Add olive oil and mix well.
Take prawns in a large bowl. Add salt, orange juice and mix well. Add the pounded mixture and mix till each prawn is well coated with the mixture. Set aside to marinate for 15-20 minutes.
Skewer the prawns on to metal skewers.
Brush some olive oil on an electric barbeque. Place the skewers on it and cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side. Brush with butter in between.
Arrange the skewers on a serving plate. Serve hot with salad.

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