Wood Fired King Prawns

This is the tastiest recipe for cooking king prawns in a wood-fired oven. Marinate your prawns in homemade piri piri sauce for least 2 hours before cooking, so that the flavours really sink in. For best results, cook the prawns in a cast iron pan, regularly basting them while they sizzle beside hot embers. Serve with a crisp salad, toasted sourdough bread and a very cold glass of white wine and you have the perfect dinner party starter.

Preparation time

10 mins

Cooking time

6 mins

Serves

4 people

Ingredients

16 whole king prawns
For the piri piri sauce:
4 whole red chillies or 8 birds eye chillies (seeds removed)
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
1 tsp smoked sweet paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tsp of finely chopped oregano
1 tsp of finely chopped thyme
4 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
4 tbsp of lemon juice

Method

Pre-heat your Fuego oven to 200°C.
To make the pir piri sauce, use a blender or food processor to blend all the ingredients together into a paste. Add more olive oil if you want the sauce to be runnier. The sauce can be stored in the refrigerator overnight for the ingredients to properly fuse together and increase the intensity of the flavour.
About 2 hours before cooking, rub the prawns all over with the sauce and marinate in the fridge.
Place in cast iron skillet or pan and cook in the oven for 3 minutes on each side, try to baste them a couple of times.
Season with sea salt and serve with some lemon wedges and extra sauce on the side.

Wood Fired King Prawns

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