Prawns In Star Anise Chilli Butter Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter and oil together in a frying pan. Add the garlic, chilli and paprika, then fry for 1-2 mins until starting to turn golden. Turn up the heat, throw in the prawns and fry for a few mins, stirring, until all the prawns turn pink. Take off the heat, season and stir in the lemon juice and parsley.
• Add some lemon slices to a finger bowl of warm water, grab a bowl for the shells, then dig straight in with your fingers and hunks of crusty bread.

Steps:

• To make the butter, put the garlic, coriander, chilli and lime juice in a food processor and pulse until chopped but not sludgy. Remove 1 tbsp of the mix, toss with the prawns and set aside in the fridge. Add the butter and some seasoning to the food processor, and pulse again until everything is combined. Scrape out onto a sheet of foil, roll into a sausage and put in the freezer to harden.
• Fire up the barbecue. When the coals have just turned white, cook the prawns for 3-4 mins on each side until they turn pink. Lift them off the barbecue onto a platter and, while still sizzling hot, melt thin slices of about half the butter over the prawns. Melt the remaining butter and serve with the prawns to dip into, and lime wedges for squeezing over.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven grill on highest setting.
• Lightly crush star anise, mash garlic, finely slice chillis, chop coriander, and drop these into a running food processor along with the butter. When mixture forms a ball, scrape down sides of bowl and place mixture in a dish.
• Stir fry the prawns in the vegetable oil in a very hot wok.
• When done, put prawns into an oven-proof dish and top with butter mixture. Cook for a maximum of one minute under heated grill.
• Serve on its own or with bread to mop up the juices.