King Prawns

Name: King Prawns
Yield: Serves 4 as one of 4-5 robata dishes
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 kg (2 lb. 4 oz.) frozen king prawns (shrimp), preferably MSC-certified; Sake-Mirin Spray; 1 kg (2 lb. 4 oz.) frozen king prawns (shrimp), preferably MSC-certified

Shrimp

Preparation info

Serves
4
as one of 4-5 robata dishes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Robata

By Silla Bjerrum

Published 2018

About

I’ve always preferred king prawns (shrimp) over tiger prawns (jumbo shrimp), despite the latter being more common in Japanese cuisine. I recommend buying the finest quality prawns (shrimp) and cooking them simply.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb. 4 oz.) frozen king prawns (shrimp), preferably MSC-certified

Asia
Japan
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Defrost the prawns (shrimp) in the fridge in their pack in a shallow tray overnight.

Start the robata grill. Remove the prawns (shrimp) from the pack, rinse under cold running water and leave to drain in a colander for a few minutes. These are cooked in their shell, but you do need to remove the intestine to ensure they are not gritty. Insert a