Chilli prawns are one of the best seafood dishes you can eat. The chilli sauce pairs perfectly with the bite sized prawns. Each bite is a pleasantly spicy mouthful that is exactly what you want on a hot day. The capsaicin content of the chilli will help trigger sweating so that you can cool down. These make excellent appetizers or standalone snacks that pair well with cold beer and citric drinks like lemonade or lime soda.
Chilli Prawns recipe tastes best when it is hot. Store it in an insulated lunchbox to keep it warm for hours together.
Health Benefits
These chili prawns are the perfect meal to eat when you’re looking for a healthy option. Prawns are one of the healthier seafood choices out there. They are great sources of Omega-3 fatty acids which directly affect heart health. They improve blood circulation and boost the body’s ability to resist various diseases. Prawns are also a great source of protein, a necessary component for cell repair, muscle tissue damage repair, and DNA replication and synthesis.
Ingredients
large raw king prawns – deveined.: 8
cloves garlic – peeled and finely chopped: 3
fresh red chilli: 1
A few sprigs flat-leaf parsley – fresh
ml olive oil: 50
tsp smoked paprika – finely chopped: 1/2
lemon: 1
How To Make Chilli Prawns
- Drizzle oil into a shallow heatproof terracotta dish over a medium-high heat.
- Add the garlic and chilli.
- Cook for 30 seconds to flavor the oil.
- Stirring in the paprika.
- Add the prawns and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
- Add most of the parsley when you turn over the prawns.
- Squeeze half the lemon juice into the dish.
- Remove from heat and garnishwith the remaining parsley and a pinch of sea salt.
- Serve and enjoy!
Trivia
Prawns are often called "jumbo shrimp".