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Peri Peri Prawn Skewers

Here's how you make Peri Peri Prawn Skewers
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  • Servings: 15
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 15 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 90 grams butter
  • 3 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil or olive oil)
  • 2 red chilies (long seeded finely chopped)
  • 30 medium raw shrimp (prawns, peeled deveined tails intact)
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt (thick greek style natural)
  • 1/2 cup fresh chopped mint (coarsely chopped)
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat butter and garlic in a small frying pan over moderately low heat and cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until butter is melted and garlic is soft but not coloured and then transfer to a heatproof bowl.

  • Step 2: Add oil to the pan and add chilli and cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes or until soft and then add to the butter mixture.

  • Step 3: Thread a prawn onto each skewer (if using wood soak for 30 minutes before using) (tail first into the point) and then place in a shallow ceramic dish and add half the peri peri mixture (garlic, butter, oil and chilli) and turn to coat and chill for 20 minutes to marinate.

  • Step 4: Process yogurt, mint and salt and pepper in a food processor or blender until smooth and transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic food wrap and chill.

  • Step 5: Preheat a char grill pan or barbecue hotplates and cook prawns for 2 minutes each side, basting with the remaining peri peri mixture during cooking.

  • Step 6: Serve prawns with yogurt and mint sauce.


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