Top Irish chef Garth McColgan has a perfect Valentine’s night recipe: Lover’s Prawns. McColgan runs Food Active, which aims to teach young people about good food, and also provides inexpensive recipes for Aldi.
Lover’s Prawns
Ingredients
- 1 pack Giant Butterfly Prawns
- 10 slices of Parma Ham
- Juice of half a Lemon
- 1 clove Garlic, very finely chopped
- 1 tsp fresh Thyme, finely chopped
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest, finely chopped or grated
- ½ tsp coarse ground Black Pepper
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
- ½ tsp Sugar
- 3 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 100ml White Wine
Instructions
- Defrost and peel prawns.
- Mix together lemon juice, zest, thyme, garlic, black pepper and sea salt in a bowl.
- Add olive oil and stir well.
- Lay out 10 slices of Parma ham, place a prawn at the top of each one and then roll-up.
- Pre-heat a frying pan on medium heat, add a little oil and fry the prawns for three minutes on each side.
- Add the white wine to the pan and allow to bubble for one minute, scraping up from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
- Add the lemon and thyme mix and cook for a further 30 seconds. Pour over the prawns and serve.
- Serve with steamed vegetables and rice