Grilled Prawns with Garlic-Chili Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound jumbo prawns
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons thinly sliced lemon grass
5 fresh Thai chile peppers, sliced thin
1 shallot, sliced thin
2 kaffir lime leaves
1 tablespoon fish sauce, or to taste
1 lime, juiced
1 tablespoon Thai roasted chilli paste (nam prik pao)
1 tablespoon torn fresh mint leaves

Nutrition Info

203.3 calories
carbohydrate: 13.2 g
cholesterol: 172.6 mg
fat: 8.6 g
fiber: 1.5 g
protein: 20.5 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 512.1 mg
sugar: 4.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, lightly oil the grate.

  2. Cook the shrimp on the hot grill until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Arrange the prawns on a serving platter.

  3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the garlic in the hot oil until brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir the lemon grass, chile peppers, shallot, lime leaves, fish sauce, lime juice, and chilli paste into the garlic, toss to combine. Spoon the sauce over the prawns. Garnish with the mint to serve.

Recipe Yield

1 pound prawns

Recipe Note

Nothing is more enjoyable than grilling fresh prawns. The sauce in this recipe accents the sweetness of the prawns to make a stunning dish.

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