Prawns Pil Pil Recipe | olivemagazine

Two grey bowls filled with prawns in a red chilli garlic sauce and topped with chopped parsley

4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
180g pack peeled raw king prawns
4 cloves garlic
thinly sliced
2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
a handful flat-leaf parsley
chopped
½ lemon
wedged to serve
crusty bread

Method

step 1
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and cook the prawns and garlic for 3 minutes until the prawns have turned pink. Add the paprika, chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt, and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and scatter over the parsley.
step 2
Serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread for mopping up the oil.

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Adam BushDeputy food editor