Best Grilled Prawns Recipes

GRILLED GIANT PRAWNS WITH LEMON AND BASIL

Steps:

• Wash prawns and pat dry. Using kitchen shears, snip down the centre back of each shell to the tail. Do not remove the shell. With a sharp knife, cut a deep slit lengthwise down the centre of the meat, but do not cut all the way through to the legs. Remove the vein. With a microplane or fine grater zest one of the lemons. Slice the other lemon into wedges and set aside for garnish. In a small bowl, toss the zest, basil, parsley and salt to combine. Add the garlic and canola oil, then crush mixture with a fork to release the flavours. Divide the herb mixture into four equal portions and press into the slits of the four prawns. Grill prawns over medium heat until the shells turn pink and the meat becomes opaque. Take care not to let the shells burn. Serve with lemon wedges.

GRILLED SPOT PRAWNS

Steps:

• Using a small knife or kitchen shears, butterfly shrimp from tail to base of head, leaving peel and head on; devein.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and pepper flakes; saut&eactue; until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a medium bowl; stir in Pernod and 1 tablespoon fennel fronds. Season with salt and pepper. Add prawns; toss to coat. Marinate at room temperature, tossing occasionally,for 30 minutes.
• Prepare a grill to high heat. Grill prawns, brushing with marinade from bowl, until bright pink and just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Mix sliced fennel bulb and arugula in a large bowl. Drizzle lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons oil over; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange salad on a plate. Top with shrimp, garnish with 1 tablespoon chopped fronds.

GRILLED KING PRAWNS WITH LEMON, GARLIC AND CHILLI

Steps:

• Remove prawn heads and cut away the legs, then slit the backs of the prawns lengthwise with a sharp knife.
• Devein, then place the prawns in a bowl.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix to combine.
• Set aside for one hour to marinate.
• Preheat BBQ or grill to high, add prawns to the flat plate (or if using the grill place prawns on a flat heat proof tray) and cook for 5 minutes, adding some marinade, until cooked.
• Serve with lime wedges.

GRILLED PRAWNS WITH A SPICY PEANUT-LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Stir together lemon grass, 1/4 cup ginger, garlic, cilantro, 1 minced chile, and 3/4 cup peanut oil in a large bowl. Add the shrimp, and toss to coat; let marinate at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Preheat a grill for medium-high heat.
• Meanwhile, pour lime juice, rice vinegar, mirin, soy sauce, and water into the bowl of a blender or food processor. Add the lime zest, 1 tablespoon ginger, fish sauce, 2 chile peppers, garlic, and peanut butter; process until smooth. While processing, slowly pour in the peanut oil; process until smooth and creamy. Pour into a bowl, stir in mint, cilantro and chopped peanuts; season to taste with salt.
• Remove shrimp from marinade, shaking off any excess. Grill on preheated grill until pink and firm, about 2 minutes per side. Serve immediately with sauce.

GRILLED LEMON PRAWNS

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together the oil, the herbs, the zest, the salt, and the pepper, add the prawns, and toss them to coat them well.
• Let the prawns marinate, covered and chilled, for at least 1 hour or overnight. Stir in the lemon juice, let the mixture stand at room temperature for 30 minutes, and drain the prawns in a fine sieve.
• Grill the herb-coated prawns on a rack set about 4 inches over glowing coals for 3 minutes on each side, or until they are cooked through. (Alternatively, the prawns may be broiled on the rack of a broiler pan under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 4 minutes on each side.) Divide the prawns among 8 plates and serve them with the lemon wedges.

GRILLED PRAWNS WITH GARLIC-CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat; lightly oil the grate.
• Cook the shrimp on the hot grill until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Arrange the prawns on a serving platter.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the garlic in the hot oil until brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir the lemon grass, chile peppers, shallot, lime leaves, fish sauce, lime juice, and chilli paste into the garlic; toss to combine. Spoon the sauce over the prawns. Garnish with the mint to serve.

BARBECUED GRILLED LOBSTER AND PRAWNS

Steps:

• For the Lime Chile Coriander Butter: Mix together the coriander, garlic, lime zest and juice, chile and butter until combined. Scrape into a small ramekin and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the lobster: Preheat grill over medium-high heat and lightly oil the grates.
• To kill the lobsters humanely, set each of them side by side on a board in front of you, claws facing towards the right. On top of the lobster shell, you'll see a cross shape just below the head. Stick the point of a sharp, heavy knife at the cross and push it through to the board. The lobster will be killed instantly. Afterwards, take the knife and slice down the middle of the lobster, lengthwise. Repeat with the second lobster.
• Look at the insides of the lobsters. Remove and discard what you see in the sac behind the eyes, then you will see the little pale-colored claws. Pull those from the shells, and discard them as well. Remove, and reserve the green stuff, which, despite appearances, is a delicacy called the tomalley, the lobster liver. Cook's Note: You'll need to saute the tomalley gently if you want to eat it, as it will simply burn on the barbecue or griddle. Treat similarly any coral sac you may find, as this is the lobster roe.
• Remove the claws as they cook since they coagulate at different rates compared to the rest of the lobster. Crack them open by hitting them with a sharp knife to help the heat penetrate the flesh. Place the lobster claws on the searing-hot grill, and cook for 6 minutes, then turn and add the lobster halves, cut-side down, to the grill. Cook the halves for 3 minutes, then turn them, and cook for another 2 minutes. The claws take another 6 minutes on their second side, so the pieces should be ready at the same time.
• If you are using a griddle, get your griddle pan as hot as possible, and paint the lobsters with oil before setting them in the pan. The cooking times will be the same. The lobster will turn from bluish-black to bright orange when cooked. Serve the finished product with lemon or lime wedges.
• For the prawns:
• Mix together the oil, vinegar, garlic, parsley, and adjust the seasonings with salt, and black pepper. Pull the heads from the prawns and remove the little legs.
• Cook's note: You can either discard these trimmings or use them to make fish stock.
• With a sharp knife, make a shallow cut down the back of each prawn and, with your finger or a cocktail stick, discard the black vein. Add the tails to the oil and vinegar mixture, cover, and leave them to marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, if you intend to cook the prawns on wooden skewers, soak the skewers in cold water while the prawns marinate to prevent the skewers from burning on the grill.
• Preheat the broiler or preheat a griddle on medium-high heat.
• Remove the prawns from their marinade, and cook them either on the soaked wooden skewers on a very hot grill or under a hot broiler. Alternatively, grill them in a searing griddle pan. In either case, the prawns should cook for 3 minutes per side, and baste them with the marinade throughout the process. Serve the prawns or shrimp with lemon or lime wedges.

GRILLED BUTTERFLIED PRAWNS WITH SRIRACHA-LEMONGRASS BUTTER

Steps:

• On a cutting board, using a pair of kitchen scissors, or sharp paring knife, cut the shrimp lengthwise through the shell, along the top side about 1 inch below the head and press to flatten. Pull out and discard the intestinal vein that runs lengthwise.
• In a small microwave safe bowl, combine the softened butter with the sriracha, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, turmeric, fish sauce and lime juice and season with the salt. Microwave on high power just until soft enough to brush but not melted, about 5 seconds.
• Light a grill and oil the grates. Arrange the butterflied shrimp in a hinged grill basket, shell-side down, brush with oil and season with salt. Brush very lightly with some of the butter. Grill the shrimp, shell side down until lightly charred, about 2 minutes. Brush the shrimp with more of the butter, turn and grill until lightly charred and cooked through, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer the shrimp to plates and serve with the remaining butter, naan, lime wedges and cilantro. Serve right away.

GRILLED PRAWNS WITH SPICY FRESH PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together all of the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl, cover, and let sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours before serving.
• Heat your grill to high.
• Toss the prawns with the oil in a bowl and season with the salt and pepper. Grill the prawns for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until just cooked through. Remove to a platter and immediately spoon the sauce over shrimp with a slotted spoon. Serve hot.

BLACK SQUID INK RISOTTO WITH GRILLED PRAWNS, LOBSTER AND GREEN ONION VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute until soft. Add the rice and mix to coat with the oil and cook for 2 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the wine and cook until all the liquid has evaporated. Place the stock and the squid ink in a large saucepan over high heat and stir to combine. Begin adding the hot squid stock 1 1/2 cups at a time and cook until the liquid is absorbed. Continue until the stock is gone and the rice is al dente. Add the squid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat grill or grill pan. Toss prawns in olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until just cooked through.
• Blanch the scallions for 30 seconds in a large pot of boiling salted water over high heat. Drain and shock in cold water. Combine the scallions, onion, garlic, and vinegar in a blender and process until pureed. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified. Add the honey, season to taste with salt and pepper and pour into a squeeze bottle.
• Assemble: Spoon the risotto into 4 bowls. Top each bowl with 2 prawns and drizzle with the green onion vinaigrette and some of the chopped lobster.

SURF N' TURF- FLANK STEAK AND PRAWNS WITH A SALAD OF GRILLED ROMAINE

Steps:

• Score the top and bottom of the flank steak. Mix all ingredients in a gallon zip lock bag. Release as much air as possible from the bag and let marinate overnight. Remove steak from marinade and season with salt and pepper. On a preheated grill, grill over high heat 3 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes.
• For the prawns, combine all ingredients in a zip lock bag and shake to coat. It can marinate for up to 1 hour but no longer. Remove the prawns from the marinade and place on preheated grill, turning only once, until curled and pink. Serve with the steak and salad.
• For the salad:
• Combine all ingredients, except the lettuce, tomato, and onion, in a bowl and whisk well to incorporate. Season with salt and pepper. Slice the heads of romaine lengthwise and brush with a little olive oil. Place on a preheated grill and grill the lettuce, moving it around carefully, until charred and nice grill marks form. Remove the lettuce and tear into pieces. Place in a bowl with the onion and tomato and drizzle with the dressing. Serve with the steak and prawns.
• Presentation:
• Using a plate with a wide lip, place the grilled salad in the center. Then plate slices of steak and prawns alternating around the lip.

GRILLED PRAWNS

Steps:

• Mix the onion and garlic with peanut oil.
• Add the prawns and toss to coat.
• Leave to marinate for at least three hours or overnight.
• Grill, barbecue or broil the prawns for about 5 minutes, turning once.
• Whisk together the remaining ingredients to make the sauce and pour it into a small sauce bowl, placed at the center of the platter of prawns.

GRILLED PRAWNS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high and oil the grates. Devein the shrimp: Cut through the shell along the back of the shrimp with kitchen shears to expose the vein. Use the edge of the shears or the tip of a paring knife to remove the vein, leaving the shell intact.
• Brush the shrimp with olive oil. Grill until the shells are pink and lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes per side (any exposed meat should be opaque). Remove the shrimp to a platter and sprinkle with sea salt. Serve with lemon wedges.

CARIBBEAN TIGER PRAWNS WITH GRILLED PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• For the prawns: In a measuring cup, whisk together the agave, sugar, lemon juice and lime juice until the sugar is dissolved. Pour half of the mixture into a large bowl; reserve the rest in the cup for serving. To the marinade in the bowl, add the olive oil, chile flakes, paprika, garlic, ginger, orange zest, and salt and pepper to taste. Add the prawns, stirring to coat. Set aside to marinate for 10 to 20 minutes.
• For the grilled pineapple salsa: Prepare a grill for medium-high heat.
• Thread the pineapple cubes onto skewers. Grill until grill marks appear, turning once, 3 minutes per side. Remove the skewers from the heat; turn the heat down to medium.
• Remove the pineapple cubes from the skewers and place in a large bowl, along with the tomatoes, jalapenos, red onions, parsley and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine, then set aside.
• For the cilantro crema: Stir together the sour cream, agave, lemon juice and cilantro. Set aside.
• Grill the prawns: Clean and lightly oil the grill grates. Remove the prawns from the marinade and grill, turning once, until grill marks appear and the prawns are cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
• Serve the prawns drizzled with the reserved marinade and the cilantro crema, and with the pineapple salsa on the side.

VIETNAMESE GRILLED SUGARCANE PRAWNS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a small saucepan over moderate heat.
• Add the onion and shallots and saute until slightly wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer onion mixture (not the juice) to a bowl and add the egg white, fish sauce, salt, sugar, garlic, white pepper, cornstarch and baking powder.
• Add the shrimp and toss well.
• Transfer the shrimp mixture to a food processor and process until almost smooth but still lumpy. Transfer the paste to a bowl, scraping the work bowl clean.
• Stir in the scallions. (If the paste is not cold, refrigerate at this point to stiffen it.)
• Quarter the sugarcane pieces lengthwise, or halve them if they're small. Wet your hands with cold water. Place 2 tablespoons of the shrimp paste in the middle of your palm. Place a piece of the sugarcane on top and mold the paste around it. (The paste should be about 1/4 inch thick and about 2 1/2 inches long).
• Gently press the paste against the stick so that the edges are sealed. Set the shrimp stick aside on an oiled plate.
• Repeat with the remaining sugarcane and paste.
• Oil a steamer basket and place the sugarcane sticks in a single layer.
• Steam until the shrimp paste turns pink, 2 to 3 minutes. You can make this dish in advance up to this point.
• To finish, grill or broil the shrimp sticks until the paste is hot inside and slightly charred around the edges.
• Serve immediately with accompaniments as described above.

DELICIOUS GRILLED PRAWNS

Steps:

• Wash and devein prawns but retain the shell. Retaining the shell makes it more tasty. Dry prawns well.
• Melt butter and add the garlic to to it; mix well.
• Add rest of the ingredients to butter mixture except prawns.
• Marinate the prawns in HALF of this marinade for several hours. 2-4hrs is sufficient. (I sometimes add all the sauce if I want it saucy).
• Place prawns in oven tray and grill till done on 180°C tossing them at intervals.
• Heat the rest of the marinade until thickens into a sauce pour some of the sauce over the grilling prawns and use the rest as a dipping sauce for prawns. Serve hot. Serve with savoury rice and a salad. You can also substitute prawns with shrimp.

INDIAN GRILLED PRAWNS

Steps:

• Combine chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, pepper, cumin powder, garlic-ginger paste,lime juice, salt, and 1 tbsp oil in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Clean the prawns and squeeze to drain.
• Add to the bowl and toss well. Marinate for about 15-20 minutes.
• Heat the remaining oil in a griddle and add the marinated prawns. Gently stir and fry on each side for 2 minutes (4-5 minutes as whole).
• Transfer into a serving plate and garnish with chopped cilantro

GRILLED TERIYAKI PRAWNS WITH ASPARAGUS AND COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Rinse rice in cold water until water runs clear. Drain and combine with coconut milk, water, and 1 teaspoon salt in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover; reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, about 12 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
• Mix prawns and 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce together in a bowl until well coated.
• Toss asparagus with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, sesame oil, and black pepper. Lay on 1 side of the grill; cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Flip. Add prawns to the other side of the grill. Grill shrimp until opaque and asparagus is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer to a platter.
• Divide the rice between 4 plates. Top with prawns and asparagus. Sprinkle scallions and sesame seeds on top. Drizzle 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce on top.

GRILLED PRAWNS WITH CILANTRO AND GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler or light a fire in an open grill.
• Peel prawns, discarding shells.
• Optional step: devein prawns using a small sharp knife to partially split the prawns lengthways and remove the fine digestive cord.
• Pat prawns dry with paper towels.
• Mix together the marinade ingredients. Add the prawns and set aside for 10 minutes.
• Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside.
• Place prawns on a baking tray big enough to fit under the broiler. Alternatively, cook them on a grill over gray coals.
• Cook the prawns for 3 minutes on one side, flip, and cook for 2 minutes on other side.
• Serve prawns with sauce.

BIG M'S SPICY LIME GRILLED PRAWNS

Steps:

• Place the prawns and lime zest in a large, non-metallic bowl. Place the lime juice, chile pepper, garlic, ginger, and onion in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth. You may need to add a little oil to facilitate blending. Pour over the bowl of prawns, and stir to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Preheat grill for medium-high heat. Thread prawns onto skewers, piercing each first through the tail, and then the head.
• Brush grill grate with oil. Cook prawns for 5 minutes, turning once, or until opaque.