Garlic Prawns (Shrimp!)

Name: Garlic Prawns (Shrimp!)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 500g / 1lb prawns (shrimp) (, peeled and deveined, tail on (unpeeled weight 1kg/2lb, Note 1)); 1/2 tsp cooking/koshfer salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((separated)); 3 tsp finely minced garlic cloves (~ 4 cloves) ((use knife, not crusher/mincer)); 40g / 3 tbsp unsalted butter (, cut into 1.5cm / 1/2" cubes (Note 2)); 1/4 cup chardonnay or other dry white wine ((Note 3)); 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped ((garnish)); Lemon wedges; Bread for mopping!

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:6min

Recipe video above. Hands down, my favourite way to cook fresh prawns! Simple and fabulous, the 3 tips for top notch garlic prawns is to chop rather than use a mincer for the garlic (it splatters and burns on high heat), add the garlic partway through cooking (else it burns), and a splash of wine gives this a flavour edge as well as stopping the garlic from burning. Serves 2 - 3 as a main, 4 - 5 as a starter.

Updated at: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:35:16 GMT