CHILLI PRAWNS WITH CORIANDER LEMON DIPPING SAUCE

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Put these on wooden squewers and BBQ for great party appetizers or serve with rice as a main meal. Dressing and prawns can be made a day ahead, but keep seperate. Toss prawns in the dressing just before cooking. Taken from Australian Women's Weekly Dec 2006 magazine.

Provided by Lee_tah

Categories     Very Low Carbs

Time 35m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 1/2 lbs large raw shrimp, tails on
1/4 cup fresh coriander, roughly chopped (cilantro)
1/3 cup lime juice
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 fresh lemon rind, grated (optional)
1/2 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons chili paste or 4 small red chilies, finely chopped

Steps:

  • Dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients, but reserve 1/2 the dressing in a seperate bowl (to use as the dipping sauce.).
  • If prawns have haven't been deveined: cut down the back and pull out the black vein. You might need to rinse them.
  • Place prawns in a large bowl with the remaining 1/2 of the dressing. Stir lightly and let marinade for no more than 5 minutes.
  • Fry up prawns or put on the BBQ until pink, (about 2 minutes on each side).
  • Serve the prawns with the dressing on the side (as a dipping sauce) or spooned over. Scatter over the chopped coriander.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.4, Fat 14.3, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 310.6, Sodium 768.2, Carbohydrate 4.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.2, Protein 41.6

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