Coconut King Prawns

Name: Coconut King Prawns
Yield: Serves 5 as a starter (makes about 10 skewers)
Ingredients: ¼ hot red chilli (ideally Scotch Bonnet), deseeded and finely chopped; 300 g (10½ oz) peeled raw king prawns, tails left on; 50 g (1¾ oz) freshly grated coconut or unsweetened desiccated coconut; black pepper; finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime; lime wedges, to serve (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
5
as a starter (makes about 10 skewers)

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food for Friends

By Levi Roots

Published 2010

About

This is such a pretty dish, with the pink of the prawns in contrast to the white of the coconut. Make it with fresh grated coconut if you have the time, otherwise desiccated is fine. you can enjoy this as a simple yet exotic starter or make it more of a main meal by serving with rice and a salsa. You will need 10 wooden skewers.

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz) peeled raw king prawns, tails left on
finely grated zest and juice of 1

Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the prawns in a shallow non-reactive dish and mix with the lime zest and juice and the chilli. Cover and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Meanwhile, soak the wooden skewers in cold water for at least 30 minutes, to help prevent them from burning, and line a baking sheet with foil.
Heat the grill to its highest setting. Spread the coconut on