Barbecued prawns

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• 0:30 Prep


• 0:06 Cook


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  6 Servings


• Capable cooks

Start off your festive feast with these succulent king prawns.

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Prawn recipes, Barbecue

Ingredients

• 24 (about 1kg) green king prawns, peeled leaving tails intact, deveined


• Olive oil, for greasing


• 2 lemons, juiced


• Salt & ground black pepper

Sweet chilli & mango mayonnaise

• 1/2 cup whole-egg mayonnaise


• 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce


• 1/2 mango, peeled and finely diced

Equipment

• You will need 24 bamboo skewers for this recipe.

Method

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  Step 1
  
  
  
  
  Soak the skewers in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain.
  
  
  


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  Step 2
  
  
  
  
  Carefully thread the prawns onto the skewers. Place in a large airtight container and keep in the fridge until needed.
  
  
  


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  Step 3
  
  
  
  
  Meanwhile make sweet chilli & mango mayonnaise: Combine mayonnaise, sweet chilli sauce and mango in a bowl.
  
  
  


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  Step 4
  
  
  
  
  Brush a barbecue plate with the oil to grease and preheat on medium-high. Drizzle the prawns with the lemon juice and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  
  
  


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  Step 5
  
  
  
  
  Cook prawns on preheated barbecue for 2-3 minutes each side or until they change colour and are just cooked through. Serve immediately with sweet chilli & mango mayonnaise.
  
  
  

Nutrition

• 694 kj

  Energy




• 6g

  Fat Total




• 1g

  Saturated Fat





• 23g

  Protein




• 174mg

  Cholesterol




• 513.8mg

  Sodium




• 3g

  Carbs (sugar)




• 4g

  Carbs (total)

All nutrition values are per serve

Notes

Preparation time excludes 30 mins soaking time.

• Author: Janelle Bloom


• Publication: Australian Good Taste

Source: taste.com.au