Sweet Chili Grilled Prawns

Summer has arrived here in the Pacific Northwest and it is time to enjoy the grill as much as possible. Tonight I want to enjoy the grill with a quick dish – grilled prawns. I bet there will be more time spent preparing the prawns than actually grilling them. But that is OK… because when a dish is quick and incredibly delicious, it does not have to take a large investment of time. I paired this dish with Sesame Asparagus Salad and white rice. Simple, delicious and easily extensible from one diner to a group, what’s not to love here? Give this recipe a try, you won’t be disappointed!

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Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 5 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Serves: 1

Ingredients

6 oz prawns, U8 or 16/25 size
⅓ cup sweet chili sauce (like Mae Ploy sauce)
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp sambal
2 tsp lime juice (juice from half a lime)
togarishi shichimi (optional)
cilantro for garnish

Instructions

Heat and clean the grill, heating the grate to High.
In a bowl, combine the sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, sambal, and lime juice.
Peel and devein the prawns.
Thread the prawns onto two skewers and place onto a flat plate.
Pour ⅔ of the sauce over the skewered prawns, reserving the rest as a dipping sauce.
Reduce the heat on the grill to Medium-Low and place the prawns onto hot grate.
Drizzle any sauce from the plate onto the prawns to help create a glaze.
Cook for 90 seconds to 2 minutes per side, depending on the size of the prawns.
Serve with rice and garnish with chopped cilantro, if desired.

Heat and clean the grill, heating the grate to High. In a bowl, combine the sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, sambal, and lime juice.

Peel and devein the prawns. Thread the prawns onto two skewers and place onto a flat plate. Pour 2/3 of the sauce over the skewered prawns, reserving the rest as a dipping sauce. Reduce the heat on the grill to Medium-Low and place the prawns onto hot grate. Drizzle any sauce from the plate onto the prawns to help create a glaze. Cook for 90 seconds to 2 minutes per side, depending on the size of the prawns.