Description
Indulge in the succulent flavors of these Garlic Confit Butter BBQ Butterflied Prawns, where tender prawns are smothered in a rich garlic butter, grilled to perfection, and served with a squeeze of fresh lemon.
Ingredients
Scale
Prawns:
- 500 g large prawns in shell (tiger or king prawns)
Garlic Confit Butter:
- 250 g salted butter, softened
- 20 garlic confit cloves
- 1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
- 6 anchovy fillets
- Pinch of kosher salt
Finishing:
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Butterfly the Prawns: Slice down the back of each prawn, leaving heads and tails intact, remove the vein, and gently flatten. Season with salt.
- Prepare Garlic Confit Butter: Blend softened butter, garlic confit cloves, chili flakes, anchovy fillets, and salt until smooth.
- Grill: Preheat BBQ to high heat. Spread garlic butter on prawns, grilling flesh side down for 2 minutes, then flip and cook for 1–2 minutes.
- Finish: Melt remaining butter, stir in parsley, and drizzle over prawns. Serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Garlic confit butter can be made ahead and refrigerated; bring to room temperature before using.
- Avoid overcooking prawns—they should be just opaque for the best texture.
- Pairs beautifully with crusty bread to soak up the buttery juices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course, BBQ, Seafood
- Method: Grill / BBQ
- Cuisine: Modern Australian, Mediterranean-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 125 g prawns with sauce
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg
