Dinner
Fifteen-Minute Butter Prawns
Durban-style garlic butter prawns with a whisper of chilli — fast, fragrant and unapologetically rich.
15
Minutes
2
Serves
430
kcal / serving
32g
Protein
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Ingredients
- 400 g prawns, deveined
- 60 g butter
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 red chilli
- 1 lemon
- Fresh coriander
- Crusty bread, to serve
The method
- 1
Build the butter
Melt the butter over medium heat with the garlic and sliced chilli. Let it foam gently until fragrant — never brown the garlic.
- 2
Add the prawns
Raise the heat and add the prawns in a single layer. Cook for ninety seconds a side until just pink and curled.
- 3
Brighten
Squeeze in the lemon juice and toss the pan so every prawn is glossed in the butter.
- 4
Serve immediately
Shower with torn coriander and serve straight from the pan with bread for the butter.
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