King Prawns with Ginger and Herbs

Name: King Prawns with Ginger and Herbs
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint; chili powder or cayenne pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon crushed fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; chili powder or cayenne pepper to taste; ¼ cup (60 mL/2 fl oz) fresh lemon juice; 1 cup (250 mL/8 fl oz) virgin olive oil; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 kg (2 lbs) green king prawns (large shrimps) in their shells; 1 kg (2 lbs) green king prawns (large shrimps) in their shells; 10 bamboo skewers; 1 kg (2 lbs) green king prawns (large shrimps) in their shells

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fine Family Cooking

By Tony Bilson

Published 1994

About

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lbs) green king prawns (large shrimps) in their shells
10 bambo

Oceania
Australia
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the bamboo skewers in water for 2 hours or overnight.

Skewer the prawns (shrimps) from the head to the tail so that they are kept straight.

Mix together the marinade ingredients. Marinate the prawns in the mixture for 2 hours before cooking, and baste them with the mix while cooking them.

Cook over a medium heat, until the prawns turn a pinky-red colour (about 5 min