Grandmother's Kitchen

Garlic Grilled Prawns

A garlic prawn recipe basted with butter and herbs.

Garlic Grilled Prawns

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds large peeled shrimp
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for grill
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

  1. Cut through shell along the back of each shrimp. Devein shrimp, and peel the shells off.
  2. In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  3. Reserve 6 tablespoons lemon mixture for serving.
  4. Place prawns and remaining lemon mixture in a resealable plastic bag; seal bag and shake to coat shrimp. Refrigerate 1 hour.
  5. Heat a grill pan to high. Clean and oil grill. Remove shrimp from marinade, wiping off excess.
  6. Grill until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
  7. Serve shrimp drizzled with reserved lemon mixture.

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