Ingredients to make baked king prawns with lemon:
- 1 kilogram of prawns
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch of salt
How to make baked king prawns with lemon:
- Once you have everything you need on hand, start by preparing the marinade for these garlic prawns.
- To do this, mash the garlic cloves, the chopped fresh parsley and a pinch of salt in a mortar.
- Next, add the lemon juicein the mortar with the rest of the ingredients.
- Also include olive oil and mix everything very well.
- Now that you have the matador ready, spread the prawns on the bakingsheet and season with a little salt to taste. Then, spread the garlic, parsley and lemon mixture on top of them.
- Tip: you can also prepare baked prawns with cognac and bathe the prawns with a little of this liquor.
- You can also use white wine.
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC. When it reaches the temperature, put the prawns in the oven with lemon, garlic and parsley.
- Cook for 15 minutes.
- This time for the prawns in the ovenis average, if by chance the prawns are very large, add a couple more minutes to cooking.
- Now, quickly serve the baked prawns with lemonbefore they get cold and enjoy them!
- This dish can be served as a tapa along with some very cold beers, although it is also a perfect starter for dishes such as a Valencia paella and a homemade sangria.
