Grilled Prawns in garlic butter

Grilled prawns in garlic butter is a dish that is popular in asia and is great when done using large prawns. A good type of prawn for this dish is the jumbo prawns or spot prawns, these type of prawns are larger and make the cooking much easier to control.

The other beauty of this grilled prawn dish is that it is extremely easy to prepare and can be made in a matter of minutes. Below you will find the list of ingredients required for grilled prawns in garlic butter.

Ingredients

Preparation

You will need a grill for this recipe and we will be using the direct grilling method. Tips and information on grill and the best way to use them can be found in our grilling tips section.

• Crush the garlic cloves and blend to a fine paste or puree, then add the butter to a pan and melt. Once all the butter is melted, remove from the heat and add the garlic puree, lime juice and soy sauce to the butter.

• Peel and wash the prawns and prepare them for cooking by brushing them with some of the garlic, lime and soy sauce mix.

• Prepare you grill by setting it for direct grilling and brush the grilling grate with a little oil to avoid sticking. Add the basted prawns to your grill and cook until brown and crisp on one side. Brush the prawns again on the topside with the mixture and flip them over until the brown off.

• You can do this process several time if you prefer to add more flavor to the finished grilled prawns. The more times you turn and baste the prawns the heavier the flavor will be.

• And there you have it, grilled prawns in garlic butter. A wonderful dish that should take no more than 15-20  minutes from start to finish

Grilled prawns in garlic butter

• 1/4 lb of unsalted butter
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of lime juice
• 2 lbs of peeled prawns either jumbo shrimp or spot prawns