
Don't let the prawn on the barbie cliche spook you. This is as contempo as you care, but why would you? Just enjoy.
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Ingredients
24 large raw king prawns, peeled and deveined, tails left intact 185ml Asian marinade (see below) Green salad, to serve Asian Marinade: 70ml grapeseed oil 1 tb sesame oil 1 cm piece ginger, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tb oyster sauce 2 tb kecap manis 1 tb fish sauce Red chilli, finely chopped, to taste (optional) Makes 1 cup.Method
Asian Marinade: Put the grapeseed and sesame oils, ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, kecap manis, fish sauce and chilli into a bowl. Stir to combine and use as required. Asian marinade can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Prawns: Place the prawns in the Asian marinade for 1 minute before cooking, then chargrill on a preheated barbeque plate over high heat for 2 minutes on each side, or until the prawns turn pink and start o curl. Serve the prawns with a green salad. Note: you can also cook the prawns in a wok over high heat, tossing for 2 minutes, or until they turn pink and start to curl.
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