Italian Prawn Skewers -

Italian Prawn Skewers

Crunchy crumb-coated prawns make a delicious starter, or serve as a light lunch with a crisp green salad and warm ciabatta bread.

Ingredients

900g/2lb raw tiger prawns, peeled
60ml/4 tbsp olive oil
45ml/3 tbsp vegetable oil
75g/3oz/1¼ cups very fine dry ciabatta breadcrumbs
1 garlic clove, crushed
15ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Lemon wedges, to serve

Details

Serves: 4

Method

Slit the prawns down their backs and remove the dark vein. Rinse the prawns in cold water and pat dry using kitchen paper.

Put the olive oil and vegetable oil in a large bowl and add the prawns, mixing them to coat evenly. Add the breadcrumbs, garlic and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Toss the prawns thoroughly, to give them an even coating of breadcrumbs. Cover and leave to marinate for 1 hour.

Thread the prawns on to four metal or wooden skewers, curling them up as you do so, so that the tail is skewered in the middle.

Preheat the grill. Place the skewers in the grill pan and cook for about 2 minutes on each side, until the breadcrumbs are golden. Serve with lemon wedges.

NUTRITION NOTES Per portion:- Energy 387kcals/1619kj Protein 41.4g, Fat 20.4g, Saturated Fat 2.9g, Carbohydrate 9.8g, Fibre 0.5g, Sugars 0.6g, Calcium 204mg

Related food category:

• Fish and Shellfish