8 Minute Perfect Prawns
From glennk 14 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a classic quick and very easy dish. You will not believe how tender and flavorful these prawns or jumbo shrimp turnout in just eight minutes. Everyone that has used this recipe thinks it is the best they have ever had.
Ingredients
- 16-20 count prawns or jumbo shrimp, raw and shells removed. shopping list
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped oregano shopping list
- 2 cloves of garlic finely minced shopping list
- 1 lemon cut into wedges shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- first wash and clean prawns removing the shell and making a small incision along the back. If there is a black vein remove it. (not necessary but definitely more visually appealing)
- put prawns into a medium sized mixing bowl, add the garlic oregano and olive oil, use your hands and mix the ingredients together getting a good coating on the prawns.
- Place prawns on a cookie sheet and drizzle remaining oil and oregano over top.
- Take your cut up lemon pieces and disburse them amoung the prawns .
- Salt and coarse cracked pepper to taste. Put in the oven and set the timer for eight minutes. Do not cook longer as they are perfect every time at this temp and time.
- Remove from oven and plate the prawns squeezing the hot lemon pieces over top.
- These can also be served cold, chill in the fridge and serve with your favorite dipping sauce or seafood sauce.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
Love it any way you fix it. Shrimp is my favorite.
gapeach55
in Covington loved it
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Yum, I love how easy this is! Thanks for the great post and high 5 to you!
Valerie
valinkenmore
in Malott loved it
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easy and tasty! 5! Thanks, Dooley
dooley
in Crossroads loved it
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