Two grey bowls filled with prawns in a red chilli garlic sauce and topped with chopped parsley

Prawns pil pil

Name: Prawns pil pil
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2 as a starter
Ingredients: 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 180g pack peeled raw king prawns; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 2 tsp sweet smoked paprika; 1 tsp dried chilli flakes; a handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped; ½ lemon, wedged to serve; crusty bread

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time10 mins
Easy
Serves 2 as a starter

Ingredients

4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
180g pack peeled raw king prawns
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
a handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
½ lemon, wedged to serve
crusty bread

Method

STEP 1
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and cook the prawns and garlic for 3 minutes until the prawns have turned pink. Add the paprika, chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt, and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and scatter over the parsley.
STEP 2
Serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread for mopping up the oil.