Spicy garlic and chilli king prawns
These gorgeous prawns are super-easy to make and are ideal as a snack/appetizer on a warm summers afternoon with a chilled glass of wine or beer.
What goes well alongside this dish?
A warm freshly baked crusty baguette or toasted sour dough bread, spread with a little butter is ideal to go alongside these prawns, you can also mop up the delicious chilli sauce afterwards.
Spicy garlic and chilli king prawns
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 red chilli, thinly sliced (keep the seeds if you like spice)
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 180 g frozen king prawns (uncooked)
- handful of parsley, chopped
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- Toasted warm bread
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and cook for around 30 seconds, then add the chilli and smoked paprika and cook for another 2 mins.
- Add the prawns and fry until they are cooked through and turn pink.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, sprinkle with parsley and serve with a lemon wedge to drizzle over the prawn and some toasted warm bread.