CHILI PRAWN

CHILI PRAWN

Prawns or   shrimps  are tasty seafood.  For most of the people prawns are large , shrimps are smaller. I have searched what is the difference between them. Biologically they are different species but very similar. I think for cooking we do not need to know more then that. Both of them are edible delicious  species .  Fresh  prawns/ shrimps  are always   much more tasty then frozen ones for me . So choose your prawns / shrimps based on , how they taste, what size you want and they have been caught from sea / freshwater or raised.
This recipe is Mediterranean way to cook prawns.  Juice of  this dish  is so tasty because of spices and fresh prawns flavor .It goes very well  with fresh French baguette. I think it is a very good choose for Saturday night dinner.


INGREDIENTS

500g -2lb fresh prawn, shelled
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbs olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tbsp. tomato puree
1 tsp chili
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp. parsley, fine chopped

Shell prawns, cut each prawn down back and remove back vein. Heat butter and olive oil in a pan.  Add garlic and cumin  sauté 2 minutes. Add tomato puree stir 2-3 minutes , add chili, paprika and salt. Pour water. Bring to boil, simmer until the sauce is thick. Add prawns, stir until prawns have turned light pink and cooked. Add chopped parsley. Serve with French baguette and green salad. Yummy, yummy......