So quick. So easy. So tasty. If you’re after a simple dish that smacks with flavour, then let this be the one. Serve the prawns over rice or with a green salad for a light meal that delivers on every level.
How to make garlic prawns: key tips
Garlic adds wonderful flavour to prawns and makes the perfect marinade. After coating your prawns in the garlic mixture, you can leave them to marinate for 10-20 minutes. When marinating prawns, it’s best to avoid marinating them for long periods of time, as this can affect the texture of the prawns.
Cook the marinated prawns, turning, over medium-high heat until they just change colour all over. This will mean they are cooked through but still juicy. Cooking prawns for too long can cause them to dry out and lose a lot of their gorgeous flavour.
Key ingredients in this garlic prawns recipe
As they’re being cooked and not simply heated through, you will want to purchase green prawns. You can use super fresh prawns or frozen thawed prawns, it’s up to you.
Choose garlic that is lovely and fresh. Older garlic that is soft or sprouting can produce a more pungent or bitter flavour, which is not ideal in this dish where garlic is a star.
Go for a dry white wine, such as pinot gris/grigio or chardonnay. The wine will mellow the garlic and add flavour and moisture to the dish.
Need a little advice? Take a look at our notes on how to cook prawns, then give some more of our best prawn recipes a whirl.
This recipe was originally submitted by missypoos, a member of the Australia’s Best Recipe community. Introduction and additional recipe notes by Natasha Shaw.