Name: Barbecued prawns with mango sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 24 green prawns, peeled deveined, tails intact; 8 bamboo skewers, soaked in hot water to prevent scorching; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 clove garlic, crushed; lime wedges, to serve; Mango sauce; 1 large ripe mango, peeled, seeded, chopped; 1 eschalot, peeled, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Barbecued prawns with mango sauce

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Serves 8

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

15M

Ingredients

24 green prawns, peeled deveined, tails intact

8 bamboo skewers, soaked in hot water to prevent scorching

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

lime wedges, to serve

Mango sauce

1 large ripe mango, peeled, seeded, chopped

1 eschalot, peeled, roughly chopped

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Method

1.Thread 3 prawns onto each skewer. In a bowl, combine oil and garlic and brush over prawns. Chill 15-30 minutes.

2.To make mango sauce: place mango, eschalot and vinegar in a food processor. Process until combined. With the motor running, gradually add the oil through the chute. Season to taste.

3.Preheat a barbecue plate on hot. Cook prawns 1-2 minutes each side, until they change colour and are cooked through. Serve with mango sauce and lime wedges.

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