Description
Creamy Garlic Prawns are your favourite garlic prawns plus a rich, creamy garlic sauce. This indulgent dish uses a few simple tricks like deglazing the pan and adding parmesan to create a restaurant-quality sauce that perfectly complements plump, sweet prawns.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g / 1lb peeled prawns/shrimp, large/jumbo
- 1 garlic clove, finely minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 15g / 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 15g / 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup chicken or vegetable stock (alcohol-free)
- 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock/broth, low sodium
- 1 cup heavy/thickened cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan, finely grated
- 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
- Marinate Prawns: Place prawns, garlic, oil and pepper in a bowl. Toss to coat, set aside 20 minutes if time permits (no longer). Stir through salt just prior to cooking.
- Cook prawns: Melt 15g / 1 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add half the prawns and cook for 1 minute on each side, then remove. Repeat with remaining prawns (you shouldn’t need more butter), then remove. Scrape out excess remaining garlic from pan and add to cooked prawns.
- Creamy Sauce: Add butter into skillet and let it melt. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds or until light golden. Add stock, turn up heat to high. Bring to simmer while stirring base of the pan to dissolve all the golden bits into the sauce. Cook 1 minute. Add chicken stock and reduce until mostly gone and just a thin layer remains on base of skillet. Add cream, then simmer on medium heat for 2 minutes until reduced and slightly thickened. Stir through parmesan, then add the prawns back in. Taste sauce and see if more salt and pepper is needed. Serve sprinkled with parsley, over mashed potato or something to soak up that fabulous sauce!
Notes
Use freshly grated parmesan to ensure it melts properly into the sauce. Cooked prawns can be kept up to 3 days; reheat gently on low heat to avoid overcooking.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Mains, Starters
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Western
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 490 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 1499 mg
- Fat: 37 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 423 mg