Italian prawn skewers.


Ingredients serve 4.

900gr large rew prawns

60 ml olive oil

45ml vegetable oil

75gr breadcrumbs

1 garlic clove crushed

15ml chopped fresh parsley

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

 Lemon wedges to serve.

Method

  1. Stir in the prawn down their backs and remove the dark vein.   
  2. Put the olive oil and vegetable oil in a large bowl and add the prawns , mixing them to coat evenkly . ADD the breadcrumbs garlic and parsley and season with salt and pepper . toss theprawns throughly to give them an even coating of breadcrumbs . Cover amd leave to marinate for 1 hour.   
  3. Thread the prawns on a four metal or wooden skewers curling them as you do so , so that the tails are firmly skewed in the middle.  
  4. Preheat the grill broiler . Place the skewers in the grill pan and cook for about 2 minutes on each side until the bradcrumbs are golden. Serve with lemon wedges.  
  5. Soak wooden skewers in cold water for a few hours before threathing so that they do not burn.     
  6. To give a citrus zinc to the prawns add the finelly grated rind of half a lemon or 1 lime to the breadcrumb mixture.     

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