Garlic butter prawn (shrimp) in under 30min 🦐

Garlic Butter Prawns 🦐 Serves: 4 Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 20 mins Ingredients 1kg raw prawns, peeled and deveined, tails on 1 head of garlic 120g butter 2 bunch asparagus 20ml extra virgin olive oil ½ tsp sweet paprika Sea salt, to season ½ bunch flat leaf parsley Juice of 1 lemon, plus wedges to serve Jasmine rice, to serve Method Step 1: Make the rice and garlic butter Start cooking your rice either on the stove or in a rice cooker. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Add the butter in a large frying pan over low heat. Season the butter with some salt, then add the garlic. Let it melt and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes until soft, sweet and fragrant. Do not allow it to brown. Step 2: Grill the asparagus Trim the ends of the asparagus. Heat a chargrill pan (or standard pan) over high heat with the olive oil. Place the asparagus on the grill, season with some salt and cook for 5 minutes, turning until charred on all sides. Step 3: Cook the prawns Add the prawns to the garlic butter in a single layer, season with salt and sprinkle over the paprika. Increase the heat to medium-high. Cook on the first side for 3 minutes, until they change colour, then stir and turn to cook the other side for 3 minutes. Finely chop the parsley leaves, then add to the pan with the lemon juice. Toss briefly to combine, then remove from the heat. Divide some steamed rice between serving plates. Top with the prawns and drizzle with the garlic butter sauce. Serve with the asparagus on the side and a lemon wedge. #cooking #recipe #weeknight