Garlic Butter Prawns (Printable)

Succulent prawns cooked in garlic butter and bright lemon for a flavorful seafood dish.

# What You Need:

→ Seafood

01 - 1 lb large raw prawns, peeled and deveined, tails on

→ Aromatics

02 - 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
03 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

→ Fats

04 - 3.5 tablespoons unsalted butter
05 - 1 tablespoon olive oil

→ Citrus

06 - 1 lemon, zest and juice

→ Seasonings

07 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
08 - 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
09 - Pinch of red pepper flakes, optional

# How To Make It:

01 - Pat the prawns dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
02 - In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter with the olive oil.
03 - Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly until fragrant but not browned.
04 - Add the prawns in a single layer and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until pink and opaque.
05 - Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes if using. Stir in the chopped parsley and toss to coat evenly.
06 - Remove from heat and serve immediately with extra lemon wedges.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • Ready in under twenty minutes, which means you can impress people on a Tuesday without stress.
  • The garlic-butter sauce is so luxurious it tastes like you spent hours cooking when you really didn't.
  • Works as an elegant appetizer or a light dinner, making it endlessly flexible for your table.
02 -
  • Prawns cook faster than you think; the moment they turn pink and opaque, they're done, because overcooking turns them rubbery and no amount of butter can save that.
  • Don't skip patting them dry; wet prawns steam instead of sear, and steaming is the enemy of the golden, slightly caramelized texture that makes this dish work.
03 -
  • Buy prawns the same day you plan to cook them, or at least within a few hours, because their delicate sweetness fades once they've been sitting in the cold case.
  • If your butter sauce breaks or looks greasy at any point, whisk in a tiny splash of cold water or lemon juice off the heat, and it'll come back together like magic.
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