How to Cook Prawns on a Braai

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How to Cook Prawns on a Braai

How to cook queen prawns on a Braai under a hot South African sun.

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Get your hands on some fresh Queen prawns

Get your hands on some fresh Queen prawns

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Defrost them if frozen,  in some cold water and some coarse salt

Defrost them if frozen, in some cold water and some coarse salt

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Clean the Braai with an onion

Clean the Braai with an onion

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Get a hot belter to hold your beer.

Get a hot belter to hold your beer.

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Make sure the coals are lank hot

Make sure the coals are lank hot

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Epic sunset helps .

Epic sunset helps .

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Huckleberry Finn keen for some prawns

Huckleberry Finn keen for some prawns

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Grab a pair of tongs to turn those queens

Grab a pair of tongs to turn those queens

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Lay them out back to back

Lay them out back to back

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The coals should be hot

The coals should be hot

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The queens will start turning a nice shade of pink

The queens will start turning a nice shade of pink

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Baste them with garlic and lemon juice

Baste them with garlic and lemon juice

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Turn them all at once

Turn them all at once

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Keep turning

Keep turning

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And turning

And turning

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And turning

And turning

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Should have turned them all by now

Should have turned them all by now

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Ok half of them

Ok half of them

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Now the other half

Now the other half

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And there you have it , beautiful pink queen prawns

And there you have it , beautiful pink queen prawns

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Prepare a fresh salad

Prepare a fresh salad

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Warm the serving bowl

Warm the serving bowl

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Keep the prawns warm add lemon butter and garlic butter and a touch of chilli . Done

Keep the prawns warm add lemon butter and garlic butter and a touch of chilli . Done

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5 Comments
Supplies

Lemons

Queen prawns

Charcoal

Firelighters

Onions

Garlic

Chilli

William Read

Our grilling season is coming up, can't wait to try these! Nice guide! πŸ˜ƒ

William Read 2 months ago

Wesley Phelan

@Carolyn bought them cleaned and de veined mam

(author) 5 months ago

Brittney Riley

Love the tip to warm the bowl on the grill. Thanks!

Brittney Riley 10 months ago

Karen Schmidt

They look lekker!!!! Nice guide!!!

Karen Schmidt 10 months ago

Carolyn Murphy

Cool! Did you devein the shrimp first, or do you do that after you cook them?

Carolyn Murphy 10 months ago

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