Garlic and Chilli Prawns

Serves 2 as a main course/4 as a starter

This may be a messy meal but it’s also delicious. If you’re not a fan of peeling prawns then you can of course use ready peeled raw prawns (about 250g). But they won’t have as much flavour.

Serve with crusty bread to mop up all the oil and juices or with some fries.

Ingredients:

500g raw, shell on, king prawns

3 tbsp olive oil

2 spring onions

4 fat cloves of garlic, crushed or finely diced

1 tsp chilli flakes (or more if you like it spicy)

1 lemon, cut into wedges

Step 1: Finely slice the spring onions, reserving the green ends as a garnish. Add the sliced white ends to a large frying pan or wok along with the olive oil. Heat over a medium high heat, as they start to sizzle add the garlic and chilli flakes along with the prawns. Stir frequently to avoid burning and cook until the prawns turn pink (a few minutes).

Step 2: Remove from the heat and sprinkle over the reserved slices of green spring onion and serve with wedges of fresh lemon. Eat immediately.