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Grilled Prawns with saffron ghee

Type:

Categories:

Fish and Seafood

Serves:

5 portions

About the Recipe:

I heard somewhere that if you use saffron, then you cant use anything else. Except ghee that is!

Ingredients:

664g jumbo prawns

2 lemons

1 tsp salt

¼ cup rapeseed oil

1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly crushed

½ tsp fennel seeds, freshly ground

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp garlic powder 

 

Method:

Butterfly the prawns. Mix all of the above and marinate/chill for 2 hours.

 

Saffron Butter

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp saffron plus ¼ tsp to add in stage 2

¼ tsp salt

140g ghee

 

Garnish:

10g finely chopped chives

2 lemons, sliced


Method:

Crush the saffron and salt in a mortar and pestle. Add a teaspoon of hot water and let it dissolve. Add the butter and remaining whole saffron threads. Leave at room temperature.

 

Baste the prawns with the butter (about 1/4 tsp each prawn for crayfish in the shell or add 3 tbsp to bowl with the butterfly prawns and mix well. Grill on a bbq or under an oven grill at 250C for about 4/5 minutes. Serve with lemon and chives. 

 

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