BBQ Prawns or Shrimp and Aioli Recipe
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You could use shelled prawns with the tail left on if you don't want to peel them on the plate.
Author: Dion
Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: BBQ
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 20 to 30 King Prawns, green with shells on
- ¾ cup of Olive Oil
- 4 cloves of Garlic, chopped
- Fresh Lime to serve
- Chili Flakes, Optional
Lime Aioli Ingredients
- 4 to 5 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Potato
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 1 cup of Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
Aioli Instructions
- I have made this with or without the Potato. Boil or bake the Potato until it's soft inside. Scoop the flesh out of the Potato skin and into a bowl.
- Grind the Garlic with some salt added with a mortar and pestle, or use a good bowl and the end of a rolling pin if you don't have a pestle. Then add it to a blender with the Egg Yolks, Pepper, and half of the Potato. Blend it until it forms a nice consistent paste and then very slowly add the oil a few drops at a time while the blender is running. If you add it too quickly the mixture will separate and it wont look pretty! Once the oil has all been added, add some Lime Juice, Salt, and Pepper to taste.
Prawns or Shrimp Instructions
- Use a large bowl to marinate the Prawns. Add the Olive Oil, chopped Garlic Cloves and the Chili Flakes if you're using them. Stir the mix and then add the Prawns in their shells to the bowl. You can use shelled Prawns if you wish. Mix them all well, cover the bowl, and put them in the fridge for about half an hour.
- Fire up the grill on your barbecue to high and cook for a few minutes on each side. If you don't want to chargrill or BBQ them you can simply use a frying pan on the stove to achieve a similar result. Serve with a squeeze of Lime Juice and the Aioli.
Notes
You can add all sorts of ingredients to the aioli. Things like dijon mustard, various fresh herbs or nuts all work very well.
Recipe by Good Food Recipes at https://www.goodfoodrecipes.com/bbq-prawns-or-shrimp-and-aioli-recipe/