Ideas for Barbecued King Prawns

Throw Another Prawn On The Barbie - Because It's Not Just About Cooking Meat

Australians love a barbie! Let's face it our climate is perfectly suited to outdoor living and the barbecue is an essential component of that lifestyle. In days gone by (some feel those days are best forgotten) the suburban Aussie's idea of a barbie consisted of scorching a T-bone steak to within a hair's breadth of cremation and adding some burnt sausages to complete the feast. These days we like to think we are a lot more sophisticated than that and blokes (def: (n), australian male) will proudly marinate and prepare all manner of culinary fare in their outdoor kitchen.

Prawns : Shrimps; Shrimps : Prawns

A Prawn By Any Other Name Is Still A Prawn

Prawns and barbecues make a perfect marriage. As Paul Hogan once said, “so come on over and we’ll slip another shrimp on the barbie for ya”. Of course, he was adopting American terminology for what Aussies have always referred to as prawns, just so there’d be no confusion. Prawns not only suit barbecuing to a tee, they also marry well with numerous flavours but arguably some of our favourites would have to include, garlic, chilli and fresh coriander (cilantro).

“Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. There’s, um, shrimp kebabs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried. There’s pineapple shrimp and lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich… That’s, that’s about it.” Mykelti Williamson (American Actor, b.1960)
Character: Bubba Blue Movie: Forrest Gump

Barbecued Coriander and Pepper Prawns

Just Delicious!

What you’ll need:-

Serves 4 as an entrée

700g green Prawns, peeled and deveined, tails intact
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Coriander and Pepper Paste
1 bunch coriander, leaves, roots and stems all roughly chopped
7 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
2 teaspoons white peppercorns
2 teaspoons salt flakes
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

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Barbecued Coriander and Pepper Prawns

Prawns with a piquant asian flavour

Method:-

To make the Pepper and Coriander Paste: place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend into a coarse paste.

Toss the prawns in the paste and marinate for about 20 minutes.

Heat a barbecue or char-grill plate.

Place the Prawns on the barbecue and cook for 1-2 minutes until well coloured, then turn and cook for another minute or two until they are just opaque all the way through.

Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

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Put Another Shrimp On The Barbie!

Come and say "G-day!"

This is how we sold Australia to the US back in 1984

Excerpt from Wikipedia:- “Shrimp on the barbie” is an often-quoted phrase that originated in a series of television advertisements by the Australian Tourism Commission starring Paul Hogan from 1984 through to 1990.[1][2] The actual quote spoken by Hogan is “I’ll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you”, and the actual slogan of the ad was “Come and say G’day”. It has since been used, along with some variations, to make reference to Australia in popular culture. Read the full article

Paul Hogan Ad 1984



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Do You Love Prawns?

Why Not Share Your Favourite Barbecued Prawn Recipe?

• aishu19 Mar 09, 2013 @ 5:28 pm
  I LOVE PRAWNS!!! but never tried them barbecued before I think...
• KimGiancaterino Mar 09, 2013 @ 3:42 pm

  I'm allergic, but do love veggies grilled on the barbie.

  
  
• ElleDeeEsse Mar 10, 2013 @ 12:08 am

  I'm sorry to hear that you're allergic - I would hate to be allergic to prawns

  
  
• LNAngel Mar 08, 2013 @ 7:57 pm

  1) I've never tried prawns (is that odd?), and 2) You're so Australian!!!
• ElleDeeEsse Mar 08, 2013 @ 10:48 pm

  I take that as a compliment - what were you expecting? :)
• susannaduffy Jul 08, 2012 @ 3:34 am

  A prawn is a prawn is a prawn and perfect on the barbie
• vallain Aug 11, 2011 @ 10:20 pm

  The video was a perfect wrap up for your recipes. I remember those ads. I've also had the overcooked steak at some of the barbies I attended during my 3 years in Alice Springs. Glad to hear that grilling has become more gourmet since then.
• Pukeko Mar 31, 2011 @ 6:10 pm

  Back to check out a recipe. Thanks again.

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• Serves: 4
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 60 mls olive oil
• 200g Swiss Brown Mushrooms sliced
• 100g Button Mushrooms sliced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 slices sourdough bread
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tsp freshly chopped parsley thyme or herb of your choice

Instructions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat in a medium frypan. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally until tender and lightly browned or to your liking. Stir in the fresh herbs and seasoning. Keep warm.
2. Preheat a chargrill pan until hot. Drizzle a little olive oil over one side of bread and fry until crisp and golden on one side. Drizzle oil over second side and turn to cook. Rub garlic cloves over one side of bread. Serve topped with mushrooms and sprinkled with a little extra fresh herbs.

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These tarts are a simple variation on the mushrooms on toast above using puff pastry to create a simple tart case. Cut your case into any shape you wish such as the rectangles shown in the picture. You could also serve your tarts with a mixed lettuce garnish and topped with a poached egg.

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• Serves: 6
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 sheets ready rolled puff pastry
• 1 egg yolk
• 40g butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves chopped fine or crushed
• 300g mixed fresh mushrooms of your choice sliced if larger
• 2 tablespoons marsala or sherry
• 100ml stock or thick cream
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 100g each gruyere or cheddar and parmesan cheeses

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 220˚ C
2. Cut two circles from each pastry sheet (use a plate or saucer as a guide)
3. Place the pastry circles on an oven tray lined with baking paper. You may need two trays depending on size.
4. Prick the circles with a fork leaving a 2cm edge not pricked.
5. Beat the egg yolk with a pinch of salt and a little water and brush the pricked area of the pastry circles. Don't brush the edges as you want them to puff up and brown to form the case.
6. Bake in the centre of a hot oven for about 10-15 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden.
7. Remove from the oven.
8. Heat a heavy frying pan then add the butter and oil and saute the garlic, stirring for about 2 minutes.
9. Add the mushrooms and cook over medium high heat, stirring until they release their juices.
10. Add stock or cream and cook stirring to reduce until thickened.
11. Season and stir in most of the parsley.
12. When ready to serve, spoon the mushrooms into the centre of the pastry cases heaping them up in the middle.
13. Scatter cheeses over the top and sprinkle with remaining parsley then pop under a hot grill briefly just to melt and lightly brown the cheese.

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Creamy, hearty risotto is warming on a cold day and makes an economical meal. Use vegetable stock instead of chicken to keep it vegetarian.

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• Serves: 4
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 25g butter
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 1 brown onion finely chopped
• 1 large garlic clove finely chopped or crushed
• 2 cups arborio rice
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 400g mixed mushrooms of your choice sliced eg shiitake swiss brown button chanterelles
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 cup flat leaf parsley leaves

Instructions

1. Bring stock and 2 1/2 cups cold water to the boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and keep at a simmer.
2. Heat butter and 1 tbsp oil in a large, heavy based saucepan over medium heat; add onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently for 2 minutes or until onion is soft.
3. Add rice and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add wine and cook until it evaporates.
4. Reduce heat to low. Add 1 ladle full of stock and stir continuously until it is absorbed. Continue until all liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente (about 25 minutes).
5. Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently for about 4 minutes or until tender and lightly browned or to your liking.
6. Add mushroom mixture to risotto with the last ladle of stock. Heat through, stir in the sour cream and most of the parsley.
7. Season with pepper and sprinkle remaining parsley over top. Serve immediately.

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This light dish is great as a starter or a weekend breakfast

• Serves: 4
• Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 160g button mushrooms, sliced
• 4 eggs lightly whisked
• 1 tbsp light cream cheese
• A handful of flat leaf parsley leaves to garnish
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200 deg C.
2. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
3. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes or until tender.
4. Spoon mushrooms evenly between four half cup oven-proof ramekins.
5. Pour egg over mushrooms, place a dollop of cream cheese in the centre of each one and garnish with a few parsley leaves.
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 8-10 minutes or until egg is set.
7. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

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