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Barbecue prawn recipe: Buried prawns with salt and herbs

Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw

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What’s more Aussie than prawns on the barbie.
What’s more Aussie than prawns on the barbie.William Meppem

Throw a prawn on a barbie, whack it in a wok, or toss it through some pasta and let's celebrate Australia, a land as breathtaking and diverse as the people who live here.

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Ingredients

  • 2kg rock salt

  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds

  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns

  • 4 sprigs rosemary

  • 4 bay leaves

  • 24 large raw prawns

  • lemon wedges, to serve

Method

  1. Step 1

    Take a triple layer of aluminium foil and mould it into the shape of a frying pan large enough to hold all of the salt and prawns. You can do this inside a large cast-iron frying pan if you wish.

  2. Step 2

    Place the foil pan on the barbie and add the salt, fennel seeds, peppercorns, rosemary and bay leaves.

  3. Step 3

    Heat on the barbecue for 10-15 minutes until very hot and the herbs are fragrant. With tongs, bury the prawns in the hot salt in batches, cooking each batch for about 5 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the salt and serve immediately with lemon wedges. 

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Adam LiawAdam Liaw is a cookbook author and food writer, co-host of Good Food Kitchen and former MasterChef winner.

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