Grilled Prawn Recipe
Adapted from Chef Steve Scott
Recipe Overview
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Ingredients Needed
- 125g/4ozs unsalted butter, room temperature
- 60g/2ozs Nduja
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 12 x U6 size green prawns (around 1.2kg/2.6lb)
Step-By-Step Cooking Instructions
Making the Nduja Butter
Step 1 - In a food processor blitz together nduja and butter, then add in salt and lemon juice and blitz again until smooth. This compound butter can be chilled in the fridge for later use or it can be used straight away.
Preparing the Prawns
Step 2 - Prep your prawns by removing the middle shell and leaving the tail and head intact, using a sharp paring knife split the back and remove the back vein.
Grilling the Prawns
Step 3 -Skewer prawns (I start at the head and then end the skewer at the tail) and they are ready to cook (if using wooden skewers be sure to soak them in cold water so they don't burn on your grill). Make sure your grill or bbq is very hot. Season prawns with sea salt and some good olive oil and put them on the hottest part of the grill, giving 2-3 minutes on each side, then set aside on your serving dish to rest.
Serving the Prawns
Step 4 -Gently melt nduja butter in a separate sauce pan and when melted out spoon liberally over each prawn. Garnish with plenty of fresh chives and lemon wedges.
Personal Note
Sometimes when I eat out I ask the chef for the recipe especially if I know that it will be easy to recreate and these grilled prawns are no exception. Usually chef recipes can be complicated but these are simple with just a few ingredients.
I walked into a restaurant and saw the chef who I've known for a few years. I was thinking to myself as he walked towards me that it was a long time since I had seen him and was about to say, "Long time no see!"
Except he said to me first, "I like your dress!".
And I answered. "I know right!". Except in my mind I was answering to "Long time no see!" that I hadn't actually said out loud. So I must have just seemed like someone that was very conceited about my outfit. I tried to explain but I think that made it even weirder so I just sat down and chalked that up to an awkward interaction!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you always devein your prawns when you cook them? Do you ever have awkward interactions?