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BBQ'd prawns.
Grab about 1kg of fresh jumbo green ocean prawns. The bigger the better but they should be at least 15cm long. Anything less takes a lot more effort.
Cut their heads off, slice them down the spine from the top to the tail and remove the vein so they are butterflied. If you cut slightly off centre from the spine on a bit of an angle, the vein should be on one side only which makes it faster to remove. I use the knife to scrape the vein out. You can also cut the tail off if you like but it helps to hold them together a little. if you cbf doing this you can buy jumbo peeled green prawns.
Make up the marinade using:
about a quarter cup of Olive oil
4-5 tablespoons of honey
3-4 cloves of crushed garlic
half a cup of sweet chili sauce- or a little more if you like it hotter
squeeze half a lime in
a tablespoon or two of mustard
a little pepper
Mix it up and pour it over the prawns and mix them through but try to have the fleshy side of the prawns facing up so the flavour can soak in. Leave it in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
Turn on the barbeque and have it scorching hot. Throw the prawns on flesh side down and turn down the heat to medium. Turn them over after about 90 seconds and give them another minute or so. Peel them straight out of the flesh.
You can do the same with octopus but boil them in Red wine for 10 minutes first and then marinate them. Make sure the barbie is on weld mode and give them a few minutes. don't overcook them or they will be rubbery as all ****.