Drunken Garlic Prawns in 10 minutes

I love booze.

I love garlic.

I love sucking heads. Andrew Zimmern knows.

Dinner in 10 minutes. ‘Nuff said.

Ingredients

2 lbs live BC spot prawns
300 mL Sake (Japanese Rice Wine)
1 head of garlic cloves, whole
Flavourless Oil

Simple Dipping Sauce

1/2 cup light soy sauce
juice and zest of 1/2 lime
1/2 Thai chili, minced
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
several mint leaves, minced

Directions

Smash the garlic cloves on the chopping board with the side of your knife.

Add some oil to a deep pan over medium heat. Toss the garlic cloves in the oil until slightly golden.

Turn the heat onto high. Add the prawns and the sake. Quickly cover with the lid.

Every minute, hold the lid tight and shake the pan to toss the prawns without releasing any steam.

The prawns are cooked when their flesh is firm, their eyes are grey, and their shells turn orangy-red completely. Depending on the size, this will take 4-7 minutes.

Ladle the prawns, garlic cloves, and sake broth into deep bowls.

Combine dipping sauce ingredients.

Peel, dip, eat, slurp, and repeat.

Serve with a crusty baguette to soak up all the briny essence.

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http://freshlocalandbest.blogspot.com Christine @ Fresh Local and Best

Those prawns are incredible looking! I’ve never seen a group that looked so fresh and shiny! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
http://junglefrog-cooking.com Simone (junglefrog)

Ahh…. how gorgeous does that like! And what can be better then putting dinner on the table in 10 minutes!
http://hecooksshecookswecook.com Heather

Oh my. Just scrumptious and beautiful! I want. Love prawns. I feel like I have not had seafood in months! Must change that after seeing these.
http://www.bitemekitchen.blogspot.com Rose

YUM! What would you know, I love booze, garlic & shrimp heads tooo! I can’t wait till our spot prawns are back in season. Great dish :D
http://invitadoinviernoeng.blogspot.com/ Miriam/The winter guest

This looks delicious, I love the photos!
http://www.examiner.com/x-4180-Norfolk-Cooking-Examiner Kristin (KrisKishere)

I love your honesty. I love those prawns! :)
http://www.eatnlisten.com Brad

Nice zimmern quote, he sure does suck alot of heads…
I love this recipe it sounds so easy and delish, I would have to use shrimp tales because I cannot find whole shrimp locally. Thanks!
http://myblissfulbites.wordpress.com Kristen

Talk about a fancy 10 minute meal! Looks incredible
jenn

omg…..this looks so~~~~~~~~~ good!
jenni

mmm… drunken prawns look yummy… <3
http://www.unplannedcooking.com Unplanned Cooking

How can you go wrong when you mix booze with an easy recipe? Looks delicious.
http://myfabulousrecipes.blogspot.com Sook

Just wanted to say I love your photos of your food! So gorgeous and makes me hungry every time I visit your site. :)
http://www.bouchonfor2.com Melody Fury (admin)

Thanks sook :) you’re so sweet. Loving those cookie dough truffles on your blog!
http://pierre.cuisine.over-blog.com pierre

Helllo Mel
Nice dish that you have here ! I am hungry now and yes your photos are quoerb! CHeers from Paris !Pierre
http://simplyscrumptiousfoodie.com Jessica

the colors from the prawns look so vibrant and delicious. I’m just getting hungry from looking at the photos
http://jeffersonstable.typepad.com/ s. stockwell

Gorgeous photos!!! Just a beautiful post. Best to you from Montecito, California.
http://zencancook.com zenchef

haaa.. the shrimp video. How can i forget? :)
Those live prawns look incredible. I’m jealous. They’re much harder to find here on the east coast. Beautifully done!
http://welldonechef.com Jason Sandeman

I love the simplicity of this dish. You have subtly enhanced the flavor of the prawns witht he sake, and it can’t hurt that it would taste great with another great sake brew! Nice touch!
http://tastyeatsathome.wordpress.com Alta (Tasty Eats At Home)

Oh my, my eyes lit up seeing your photos of these gorgeous prawns. They sound amazing!
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