I have updated my recipe as I felt it was better to heat the butter and garlic and add it to the prawns. This way it prevents the garlic and butter from burning.
Chilli Garlic Butter Prawns
I am not a prawn lover, I don’t go crazy over prawns. But I do love the flavors it leaves behind in the sauce that it’s cooked in. My hubby is crazy about prawns. Like with everything else lockdown has not given us a chance to shop like crazy. So if I do pop out and find half decent prawns I just grab them. Woolies has beautiful Tiger Prawns that I usually buy but the last few weeks I couldn’t find any. So I had to settle for some large ones, the only ones that looked good and seemed fresh, from Food Lovers Market. We were not disappointed, they were not huge but they were fresh and delicious. From my experience I do not buy the pre-cooked prawn meat, it’s always rubber like no matter how I cook it. I therefore stick to buying uncooked prawns in the shell. This way I am guaranteed we won’t have rubbery prawns.
Loads of Butter
If you’ve tried my recipe for Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawns Pasta, this recipe is very similar but without the cream. It seems like a lot of butter for this recipe but trust me you need it. It is the butter that makes this Chilli Garlic Butter Prawns so super delicious. Please eat in moderation, especially if you’re watching your health.
Chilli
I also prefer to finely chop my chillies rather than blend them. I love those little pieces of chilli in the sauce. However, you can blend the chillies and garlic if you prefer.
You can marinate your prawns for 30 minutes or if you are in a rush you can cook it immediately. I always add a little bit of oil when using butter to fry stuff because the butter does tend to burn. Oil prevents the butter from burning. However, for these Chilli Garlic Butter Prawns I didn’t have to as I had some oil left over in the pan from frying the prawns. When frying prawns it’s best not to overcrowd your pan. I suggest you cook them in two batches so they don’t become boiled prawns. Once they are done make sure you have enough crusty bread to mop up that delicious garlic butter that’s left behind, you can thank me later.
If you are looking for a slightly different version of these prawns, why not try the Asian Chilli Garlic Prawns from Myfoodstory. II hope you enjoy my Chilli Garlic Butter Prawns as much as we did. If you do try the recipe please drop a comment and leave a star rating. More Prawn Recipes you can try: Prawn Coconut Curry Goan Prawn Curry If you loved this, please share!
