How to Prepare and Cook Prawns
Remove the shells and heads to make eating prawns easier after cooking.. Remove the heads by pulling and twisting.. Pull off the legs.
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Remove the shells and heads to make eating prawns easier after cooking.
Remove the shells and heads to make eating prawns easier after cooking.
Remove the heads by pulling and twisting.
Remove the heads by pulling and twisting.
Pull off the legs.
Pull off the legs.
Peel off the shell with your thumbs.
Peel off the shell with your thumbs.
Use a small knife to create a slit down the back of the prawn.
Use a small knife to create a slit down the back of the prawn.
Remove the vein from the prawn.
Remove the vein from the prawn.
Rinse under running water and pat dry with paper towels.
Rinse under running water and pat dry with paper towels.
Melt 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter or olive oil in a skillet over medium-high
Melt 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter or olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Add any flavors or aromatics.
Add any flavors or aromatics.
Add a single layer of shelled prawns and cook until the underside turns pink.
Add a single layer of shelled prawns and cook until the underside turns pink.
Add seasoning and stir the prawns up once as they cook.
Add seasoning and stir the prawns up once as they cook.
Flip the prawns and cook until the entire outside is pink.
Flip the prawns and cook until the entire outside is pink.
Boil enough water to just cover the prawns.
Boil enough water to just cover the prawns.
Add the prawns and lower the heat.
Add the prawns and lower the heat.
Plunge prawns into a bowl of ice water to stop cooking.
Plunge prawns into a bowl of ice water to stop cooking.
Serve the prawns chilled.
Serve the prawns chilled.
Preheat your grill at high heat.
Preheat your grill at high heat.
Try out a baking soda bath for the crispiest prawns.
Try out a baking soda bath for the crispiest prawns.
Skewer the prawns.
Skewer the prawns.
Coat the prawns in olive oil.
Coat the prawns in olive oil.
Arrange the skewers on the grill without touching each other.
Arrange the skewers on the grill without touching each other.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, turning when the side is pink.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, turning when the side is pink.
Season the prawns after the come off the grill.
Season the prawns after the come off the grill.
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