Garlic & chilli king prawns
5
Points®
Total time: 20 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This would also be delicious served over freshly cooked linguine, or rice.
Ingredients
Olive Oil
1½ teaspoon(s)
Garlic
4 clove(s), crushed
Chilli, green or red
2 individual, deseeded, finely chopped
Tomato
3 medium, deseeded, finely chopped
King Prawns, Raw
24 individual, without shell, tails intact
Vegetable stock cube
½ cube(s), dissolved in 100ml hot water
Parsley, fresh
15 g, roughly chopped
Basil, fresh
21 g, roughly chopped (plus a few extra leaves to garnish)
Ricotta Cheese
6 portion(s), medium
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and chillies and cook, stirring for 1 minute, or until garlic is golden.
2
Add prawns and cook for 1 minute each side, or until golden. Remove garlic, chilli and prawns from pan and set aside. Place pan back over medium-high heat and add tomatoes, stock and herbs. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until sauce has reduced. Add prawns back to pan and toss well to coat. Dot with ricotta and place under preheated grill for 2-3 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.
3
Serve prawns scattered with extra basil leaves and cracked black pepper.
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