Garlic Grilled BBQ Prawns (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Main Ingredients

01 - 8 jumbo prawns with shells on, deveined

02 - Juice and grated peel from 1 lemon

03 - 2–3 fresh chillies, sliced into thin strips

04 - A couple of garlic cloves, finely grated

05 - 2g of chopped parsley, about a tablespoon

06 - 1/3 cup of olive oil

07 - Season with a pinch of salt and pepper

→ Optional

08 - Crunchy bread for soaking up the sauce

09 - Lemon wedges for extra tang at the table

→ For the Barbecue

10 - A lighter or matches

11 - Charcoal

12 - Fire-starting cubes

13 - A cup of water in case flames get too wild

# Instructions:

01 - Put fire-starting pieces on the bottom rack inside your BBQ. Light those first, then stack your coals on top, focusing the heat in one spot in the middle.

02 - Warm up olive oil in a pan at medium heat. Toss in the grated garlic and sliced chillies. Cook for a couple of minutes. Add the lemon juice and zest, letting it simmer briefly, just until the garlic loses its harsh bite. Don’t let it brown.

03 - Drizzle half the garlicky sauce over the prawns. Rub the sauce both inside and around the shells to make sure the flavor gets everywhere.

04 - Check the coals—they should be all white and ashy with no black patches. Put a clean rack over them for grilling.

05 - Lay the prawns on the hot grill. Turn them after 45–60 seconds per side, or until the shells turn orange and the flesh turns pearly white. Splash water on any big flames.

06 - Move your grilled prawns to a clean platter. Spoon the leftover garlic-lemon-chilli sauce on top. Serve right away with the bread and lemon wedges, if you like.

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