Easy Grilled Prawns With Garlic And Parsley Butter
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
10 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
185 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Appetizer, Dinner
Easy Grilled Prawns With Garlic And Parsley Butter
Description
This recipe requires fresh or thawed spot prawns, whole or tails, prepared for grilling. A compound butter is made by melting butter with olive oil, minced garlic, chopped parsley, and fresh lemon juice, then seasoning with salt, black pepper, and a few drops of hot sauce. The prawns are grilled over medium-high heat, then basted generously with the flavored butter while grilling.
Cooking involves placing the prawns on the grill, closing the lid for short intervals to develop even cooking, flipping and basting repeatedly for flavor and moisture. Timing is brief—generally 1 to 2 minutes per side depending on prawn size—to keep them from overcooking and becoming tough. Once cooked to an opaque appearance, the prawns are removed from heat and finished with remaining butter sauce.
The dish highlights the prawns’ natural sweetness balanced by bright lemon, savory garlic, and fresh parsley notes, enhanced with a mild spicy kick. Serving immediately maintains their juicy texture. This straightforward method suits picnics or quick outdoor meals with minimal cleanup.
Adjust cooking time for prawn size and shell presence; smaller tails cook faster than whole prawns. Minimal cooking preserves tenderness and flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 lb spot prawns Fresh whole prawns or fresh tails or thawed prawn tails, fresh
- ¼ c butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 3-6 drops hot sauce
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat gas or charcoal grill to medium high.
- In a small bowl or glass measuring cup, melt butter with olive oil, parsley, garlic and lemon juice in a small saucepan or in the microwave. Stir together and season with salt, pepper and hot sauce. Be generous with the salt as it will be brushed thinly over all the prawns.
- Organize your prawns, melted garlic butter, basting brush and a plate to put cooked prawns on beside the grill. Place prawns on the grill then baste with garlic butter and close lid for 1 minute. Open and flip prawns and baste again then close lid for 1 more minute.
- Open lid and check prawns, removing any that are opaque through and let remaining cook until just opaque. Depending on the heat of your grill, this shouldn't take longer than 5 minutes. Once all prawns are on plate, drizzle remaining butter mixture over and serve immediately.
Notes
- Prawn tails cook faster than whole prawns; expect 1 to 1½ minutes per side for tails.
- Cook prawns just until opaque to avoid toughness.
- Serving the prawns outdoors on newspaper makes cleanup easier.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 185kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 173mg | 58% |
| Sodium | 744mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 149mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 727IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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