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Try this recipe for tiger prawns with garlic, chilli and lemon, then check out our prawn vol-au-vents, prawn and avocado cocktail, tandoori king prawns and more prawn recipes.

  • 50ml olive oil
    plus a drizzle
  • 4 large tiger prawns
    unpeeled
  • 2 cloves garlic
    finely sliced
  • ½ red chilli
    sliced
  • 1tbsp flat-leaf parsley
    chopped to make 1 tbsp
  • 1-2 slices sourdough or baguette
    cut at an angle
  • ½ lemon

Nutrition:

  • kcal459
  • fat26.7g
  • saturates3.9g
  • carbs32.3g
  • sugars1.8g
  • fibre2.3g
  • protein21.3g
  • salt1.5g

Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a frying pan over a high heat and cook the prawns for 1 minute 30 seconds on one side, then flip over. Add the garlic and chilli, and cook for another 1 minute 30 seconds.

  • step 2

    Remove the pan from the heat, season with salt and add the parsley. Toast the bread with a little oil in a separate frying pan. Add the lemon half to the pan, cut-side down, and cook until the bread is deeply golden and the lemon slightly charred. Squeeze the charred lemon over the prawns and serve.

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