Joe’s Simple Lemon Scented, Garlic, Chilli and Chive Stuffed King Prawn, Wrapped in Smoked Bacon

Thu, 29 June 2023

Ingredients

· 16 large King Prawns, de-veined, and shell removed except tail shell left in tack

· 80g Cream Cheese

· 10g Chopped chives (fresh or dried)

· 1 Red Chilli, de-seeded and chopped (you can add more if you like it hotter)

· 1 lemon rind and juice

· 4 Cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped

· 16 chive stems

· 100g Garlic Butter (100g Butter mixed with 3 cloves of chopped garlic and 20g chopped parsley)

· 16 Slices of Smoked Streaky bacon (Un-Smoked can also be used)

Method

Serves 4

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ideal for Air Fryers, Oven Baking, Pan Frying, and BBQ

1. Make an incision along the back of the prawn to create a butterfly effect, leave to one side.

2. Mix together the cream cheese, chopped garlic, rind of 1 lemon, juice of ½ of lemon, chopped chives and chopped chilli.

3. Spread evenly the cheese mixture over one of the cut side of the prawns, place a chive stem on the cheese mixture and place the remaining cut sliced prawn on top.

4. Wrap each prawn with one slice of the smoked bacon and secure with a cocktail stick.

5. Spread the garlic butter all over the outer prawn (over the bacon).

6. They can be cooked straight away but even nicer if you cover with clingfilm and leave overnight in the fridge.

7. Just before cooking squeeze the juice of about ½ of a lemon over the prawns.

8. Cook in the air fryer at 180°C for approximately 10 minutes ensuring there cooked fully through or if you’re using a food thermometer cook to a core temperature of 75°C, but you can alternatively place on a lined baking sheet and cook in a preheated oven of 180°C, or you can shallow fry in a pan of oil or deep fry in a fryer. This is also ideal for a BBQ and then serve with a nice salad.

9. Enjoy!