Seafood soy sauce prawns barbecue favourite saturated fat.

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Saucy Barbecue Prawns

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Health Check

Prawns are low in saturated fat and a good source of protein

Salt-reduced soy sauce lowers the sodium content per serve

Preparation Time

10 minutes plus 1 hour marinating

Cooking Time

5 to 8 minutes

Recipe Serves 4

1kg green king prawns, shelled and deveined but tails left on

Lemon wedges and parsley sprigs for garnish

4 teaspoons cornflour

8 teaspoons salt-reduced soy sauce

4 teaspoons white wine or cider vinegar

8 teaspoons honey

8 teaspoons tomato sauce

1 clove garlic, crushed

Preparation & Cooking

Prepare marinade in a mixing bowl. Blend conrflour smoothly with soy sauce. Add wine, honey, tomato sauce, garlic and mix.

Add prawns and stir until evenly coated. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Preheat a barbecue hotplate then spray with vegetable oil cooking spray.

Cook prawns on the hotplate over a medium-hot barbecue, brushing with marinade. Turn frequently until cooked, about 5 to 8 minutes. The prawns turn pink-red when cooked. Do not overcook or prawns will be tough.

Garnish with lemon wedges and parsley sprigs, accompainied by rice and green salad.

Variation

Add 2 tablespoons sesame seeds to marinade.
Marinated prawns may be threaded onto pre-soaked bamboo skewers, alternating with button mushrooms and 3 cm lengths of spring onions, then barbecued as directed.